Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Christopher Wheeler, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2008-03-14
Citations: 49 A.D.3d 1230
Docket Number: Appeal No. 1
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Christopher Wheeler, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 49
Pages: 1230–1231

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Christopher Wheeler, Appellant.
(Appeal No. 1.)
[852 NYS2d 873]

Opinion:
Memorandum: In each appeal, defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (Penal Law § 265.02 [former (4)]). Although defendant is correct that the sentence imposed in each appeal does not correspond to County Court's sentencing commitment, we conclude that the error was ministerial, "it being clear from the plea minutes that the court inadvertently transposed the sentences it intended to impose" (People v Rodriguez, 216 AD2d 40, 41 [1995], lv denied 86 NY2d 874 [1995]). We therefore modify the judgment in each appeal accordingly. Contrary to defendant's further contention, the bargained-for sentence is not unduly harsh or severe. Present— Scudder, P.J., Hurlbutt, Lunn, Pine and Gorski, JJ.