Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Rahsaan M. Samuels, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-02-16
Citations: 269 A.D.2d 859
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Rahsaan M. Samuels, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 269
Pages: 859–859

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Rahsaan M. Samuels, Appellant.
[703 NYS2d 768]

Opinion:
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject the contention of defendant that County Court impermissibly penalized him for exercising his right to go to trial. "The imposition of a more severe sentence after trial than that offered to defendant pursuant to a plea offer that he rejected, without more, does not support the contention of defendant that he was penalized for exercising his right to go to trial" (People v Jones, 229 AD2d 980, lv denied 89 NY2d 925). (Appeal from Judgment of Ontario County Court, Harvey, J. — Criminal Possession Controlled Substance, 3rd Degree.) Present — Green, A. P. J., Wisner, Pigott, Jr., Hurlbutt and Scudder, JJ.