Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Lanier, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-03-17
Citations: 82 A.D.3d 556
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Lanier, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 82
Pages: 556–557

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v James Lanier, Appellant.
[918 NYS2d 716]

Opinion:
The resentencing proceeding imposing a term of postrelease supervision was lawful in all respects (see People v Murrell, 73 AD3d 598 [2010], lv granted 15 NY3d 854 [2010]; People v Thomas, 68 AD3d 514, 515 [2009], appeal withdrawn 14 NY3d 845 [2010]).
The resentencing only involved the imposition of postrelease supervision and therefore, the sentencing court had no occasion to revisit the original prison sentence. Similarly, the resentencing does not present this Court with such an occasion. Were we to reach defendant's excessive sentence claim, we would find no basis to reduce defendant's sentence. Concur — Mazzarelli, J.E, Andrias, Catterson, Moskowitz and Román, JJ.