Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Alonzo Johnson, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1977-07-12
Citations: 58 A.D.2d 1029
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Alonzo Johnson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 58
Pages: 1029–1029

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Alonzo Johnson, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment, insofar as it imposes sentence, unanimously modified, by eliminating the minimum sentence of 3 Vs years, and otherwise, judgment affirmed. The trial court did not set forth adequately in the record its reasons for imposing a minimum sentence, as required by section 70.00 (subd 1, par [b]) of the Penal Law. We further make this modification as a matter of discretion and in the interest of justice. (Appeal from judgment of Cayuga County Court—manslaughter, second degree.) Present—Simons, J. P., Dillon, Hancock, Denman and Goldman, JJ.