Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lawrence Stewart Appell, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1978-06-05
Citations: 63 A.D.2d 971
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lawrence Stewart Appell, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 63
Pages: 971–971

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lawrence Stewart Appell, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, rendered February 7, 1977, convicting him of assault in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and sentencing him to a term of imprisonment with a minimum of four years and a maximum of eight years. Judgment modified, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, by reducing the sentence to a period of imprisonment with a minimum of three years and a maximum of six years. As so modified, judgment affirmed. The sentence was excessive to the extent indicated herein. Martuscello, J. P., Shapiro, Cohalan and Hargett, JJ., concur.