Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Anthony Tunstall, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1990-05-03
Citations: 161 A.D.2d 181
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Anthony Tunstall, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 161
Pages: 181–181

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Anthony Tunstall, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Vincent Vitale, J.), rendered on June 25, 1987, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of manslaughter in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and sentencing defendant to two concurrent indeterminate terms of imprisonment from 7½ to 15 years, unanimously affirmed.
We are unpersuaded that the sentence imposed was unduly harsh or severe. Taking into, account, "among other things, the crime charged, the particular circumstances of the individual before the court and the purpose of a penal sanction", we perceive no abuse of discretion warranting a reduction in sentence (People v Farrar, 52 NY2d 302, 305).
Further, 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 Felman, 141 AD2d 889, 890, lv denied 72 NY2d 918). Concur—Murphy, P. J., Kupferman, Asch, Wallach and Rubin, JJ.