Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Keenan, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2002-09-09
Citations: 297 A.D.2d 646
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Richard Keenan, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 297
Pages: 646–646

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Richard Keenan, Appellant.
[746 NYS2d 908]

Opinion:
As the People correctly concede, under the circumstances of this case, the defendant established a legitimate expectation in the finality of his original maximum sentence of 18 years' imprisonment, and the Supreme Court's imposition of a maximum term of imprisonment of more than 18 years upon resentencing the defendant violated the prohibition against double jeopardy (see Stewart v Scully, 925 F2d 58, 62-65; People v Hoppie, 220 AD2d 528, 529). The illegality of the defendant's original sentence should have been corrected by reducing the minimum term of imprisonment to one third of the maximum. Santucci, J.P., Altman, Townes and Crane, JJ., concur.