Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Paul Monte, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1981-03-09
Citations: 80 A.D.2d 864
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Paul Monte, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 80
Pages: 864–864

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Paul Monte, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant, as limited by his brief, from (1) a sentence of the Supreme Court, Kings County, imposed December 12, 1979 as amended by a sentence of the same court imposed January 2, 1980 and (2) an order of the same court dated March 27, 1980 which denied his motion to further modify the sentence. Sentence as amended and order affirmed. We recognize that a sentencing Judge is not bound by any presentence promise made to the prosecutor as to what sentence will ultimately be imposed (see People v Maldonado, 70 AD2d 308; People v Farrar, 74 AD2d 547; People v Melendez, 75 AD2d 794). However, we conclude, after a review of the sentencing minutes that the Judge imposed the sentence because he felt it would be the most appropriate under the circumstances, not because it had been promised during plea negotiations. Hopkins, J.P., Titone, Rabin and Weinstein, JJ., concur.