Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Gilberto Rivera, Also Known as Gilberto Cortijo, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-05-23
Citations: 173 A.D.2d 363
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Gilberto Rivera, Also Known as Gilberto Cortijo, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 173
Pages: 363–363

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Gilberto Rivera, Also Known as Gilberto Cortijo, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (William Wallace, III, J.), rendered on August 8, 1989, convicting defendant, upon a plea of guilty of two counts of robbery in the first degree and sentencing defendant to concurrent indeterminate terms of imprisonment of 6 to 18 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—Sullivan, J. P., Carro, Rosenberger, Ross and Smith, JJ.