Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jaime Lopez, Also Known as Coco, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1980-02-19
Citations: 74 A.D.2d 628
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jaime Lopez, Also Known as Coco, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 74
Pages: 628–628

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jaime Lopez, Also Known as Coco, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Kings County, imposed July 7, 1977, upon his conviction of manslaughter in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, the sentence being an indeterminate term of imprisonment with a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 21 years. Sentence modified, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, by reducing it to an indeterminate term of imprisonment with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 15 years. As so modified, sentence affirmed. The sentence was excessive to the extent indicated herein. Gibbons, J. P., Gulotta, Cohalan and Martuscello, JJ., concur.