Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Josefina Cruz, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-05-07
Citations: 250 A.D.2d 386
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Josefina Cruz, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 250
Pages: 386–386

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Josefina Cruz, Appellant.
[672 NYS2d 694]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Budd Goodman, J.), rendered September 12, 1996, convicting defendant, upon her plea of guilty, of attempted robbery in the first degree, and sentencing her to a term of 4V2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.
"[T]he court considered and appropriately denied youthful offender treatment on the basis of the seriousness of the crime" {People v Rivas, 246 AD2d 488, 489). We perceive no abuse of sentencing discretion. Concur — Sullivan, J. P., Ellerin, Nardelli, Rubin and Mazzarelli, JJ.