Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Bienvenido Castillo, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2016-11-29
Citations: 144 A.D.3d 594
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Bienvenido Castillo, Appellant.
Judges: Concur—Mazzarelli, J.P., Renwick, Richter, Manzanet-Daniels and Feinman, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 144
Pages: 594–594

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Bienvenido Castillo, Appellant.
[41 NYS3d 417]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Roger S. Hayes, J.), entered October 13, 2015, which denied defendant's CPL 440.46 motion for resentencing, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly exercised its discretion in determining that substantial justice dictated the denial of defendant's motion for resentencing (see People v Sosa, 18 NY3d 436, 442-443 [2012]; People v Paulin, 17 NY3d 238, 244 [2011]). Defendant was involved in a drug trafficking operation, murdered a police officer to avoid arrest, and is serving very lengthy state and federal sentences in addition to the sentence at issue. In addition, he has committed numerous and increasingly serious prison disciplinary infractions.
Concur—Mazzarelli, J.P., Renwick, Richter, Manzanet-Daniels and Feinman, JJ.