Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thomas Turner, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1985-07-22
Citations: 112 A.D.2d 390
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomas Turner, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 112
Pages: 390–390

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Thomas Turner, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Leahy, J.), imposed July 24, 1984, upon his conviction of manslaughter in the second degree, the sentence being a term of imprisonment of 5 to 15 years.
Sentence modified, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, by reducing the term of imprisonment to 3 to 9 years. As so modified, sentence affirmed.
Under the circumstances of this case, the sentence was excessive to the extent indicated. Mollen, P. J., Mangano, Thompson and Rubin, JJ., concur.