Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. David Middleton, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2002-03-11
Citations: 292 A.D.2d 467
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v David Middleton, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 292
Pages: 467–468

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v David Middleton, Appellant.
[738 NYS2d 882]

Opinion:
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (J. Goldberg, J.), rendered December 1, 1999, convicting him of manslaughter in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The comments of the trial court at sentencing, taken as a whole, were a response to the defendant's statements that he never intended to hurt anyone, and "reflect the fact that the court was taking into consideration the nature of the crime, a legitimate factor in determining an appropriate sentence" (People v James, 216 AD2d 489; see, People v Anderson, 287 AD2d 574).
The defendant's remaining contentions are unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Altman, J.P., Krausman, Goldstein and H. Miller, JJ., concur.