Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Walter Alvarez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-11-17
Citations: 209 A.D.2d 292
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Walter Alvarez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 209
Pages: 292–293

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Walter Alvarez, Appellant.
[619 NYS2d 544]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Leslie Crocker Snyder, J.), rendered July 2, 1991, convicting defendant, upon his guilty plea, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree, and sentencing him to a prison term of from 4 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant was sentenced in accordance with his plea bargain and within statutory guidelines. " 'Having received the benefit of [his] bargain, defendant should be bound by its terms.' " (People v Capasso, 171 AD2d 448, 449, quoting People v Felman, 141 AD2d 889, 890, lv denied 72 NY2d 918.) Concur —Asch, J. P., Rubin, Nardelli and Tom, JJ.