Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Rafael Santana, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-12-23
Citations: 245 A.D.2d 203
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Rafael Santana, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 245
Pages: 203–203

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Rafael Santana, Appellant.
[665 NYS2d 902]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee White, J.), rendered July 26, 1994, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of kidnapping in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 8V3 to 25 years, unanimously modified, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, to the extent of reducing the sentence to a term of 5 to 15 years, and otherwise affirmed.
We find the sentence excessive to the extent indicated. Concur—Murphy, P. J., Milonas, Wallach, Rubin and Mazzarelli, JJ.