Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ricardo Cruz, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2007-05-22
Citations: 40 A.D.3d 441
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ricardo Cruz, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 40
Pages: 441–442

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ricardo Cruz, Appellant.
[834 NYS2d 657]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bonnie G. Wittner, J.), rendered April 8, 2005, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 3 to 6 years, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant's arguments for a reduced penalty under the Drug Law Reform Act (L 2004, ch 738) are without merit (People v Utsey, 7 NY3d 398 [2006]). Concur—Andrias, J.R, Saxe, Williams, Gonzalez and Kavanagh, JJ.