Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Shawn Williams, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-05-27
Citations: 204 A.D.2d 1002
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Shawn Williams, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 204
Pages: 1002–1002

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Shawn Williams, Appellant.
[614 NYS2d 954]

Opinion:
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject the contention that County Court erred in failing to adjudicate defendant a youthful offender. The decision "whether to grant or deny youthful offender status rests within the sound discretion of the court and depends upon all the attending facts and circumstances of the case" (People v Ortega, 114 AD2d 912, lv denied 67 NY2d 887). Our examination of the record reveals no basis to conclude that the court abused its discretion in refusing to grant defendant youthful offender status. We have reviewed defendant's sentence and find it to be neither harsh, nor excessive.
Defendant's remaining contention has not been preserved for review (see, CPL 470.05 [2]), and we decline to reach it as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice (see, CPL 470.15 [6]). (Appeal from Judgment of Erie County Court, LaMendola, J.—Robbery, 2nd Degree.) Present—Green, J. P., Lawton, Fallon, Doerr and Boehm, JJ.