Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kenneth McCants, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2008-08-07
Citations: 54 A.D.3d 445
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Kenneth McCants, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 54
Pages: 445–446

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Kenneth McCants, Appellant.
[863 NYS2d 297]

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County (Smith, J.), rendered January 5, 2007, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of assault in the second degree.
Defendant pleaded guilty to assault in the second degree and was sentenced in accordance with the plea agreement as a second felony offender to three years in prison and five years of postrelease supervision. Defendant now appeals, asserting that the imposition of five years of postrelease supervision was illegal. We disagree. Having pleaded guilty to the class D violent felony of assault in the second degree, defendant was sentenced as a second felony offender pursuant to Penal Law § 70.06 (6) (c). Consequently, defendant was subject to the five-year postrelease supervision period set forth in Penal Law § 70.45 (2), as opposed to the postrelease supervision period of IV2 to 3 years applicable to those defendants sentenced under Penal Law § 70.02 (3) (see People v Hanley, 43 AD3d 487, 487-488 [2007]).
Peters, J.P, Rose, Lahtinen, Kavanagh and Stein, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.