Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Edward J. Gilligan, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-03-19
Citations: 68 A.D.2d 938
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Edward J. Gilligan, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 68
Pages: 938–938

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Edward J. Gilligan, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, imposed April 13, 1978, upon his conviction of manslaughter in the first degree, on a plea of guilty, the sentence being an indeterminate prison term with a maximum of 18 years. Sentence modified, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, by reducing the maximum period of imprisonment to 10 years. As so modified, sentence affirmed. The sentence was excessive to the extent indicated herein. Suozzi, J. P., O'Connor, Rabin and Gulotta, JJ., concur.