Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard S. Sparlin, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-07-15
Citations: 206 A.D.2d 883
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Richard S. Sparlin, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 206
Pages: 883–883

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Richard S. Sparlin, Appellant.
[616 NYS2d 312]

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him of attempted rape in the first degree, defendant contends that the sentence imposed is harsh and excessive. We disagree. Upon considering the cruel nature of defendant's conduct and the fact that the victim was a six-year-old child, we decline, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, to modify the sentence (see, CPL 470.15 [6] [b]). We have reviewed the remaining contentions of defendant, raised in his pro se supplemental brief, and conclude that each one is lacking in merit. (Appeal from Judgment of Niagara County Court, DiFlorio, J.—Attempted Rape, 1st Degree.) Present—Denman, P. J., Pine, Lawton, Callahan and Davis, JJ.