Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James L. Benn, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1971-11-22
Citations: 37 A.D.2d 980
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James L. Benn, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 37
Pages: 980–980

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James L. Benn, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Hassau County, rendered March 5, 1971, convicting him of attempted assault in the second degree, upon a plea of guilty, and sentencing him to a maximum prison term of three years. Judgment modified, in the interests of justice, by changing the sentence to a period of probation of five years (Penal Law, § 65.00, subd. 3, par. [a]), under the conditions set forth in the following provisions of section 65.10 (subd. 2, pars, [a], [b], [e], [e]; subd. 3) of the Penal Law. The Probation Department in Hassau County is directed to effectuate the probation hereby ordered. As so modified, judgment affirmed. In our opinion the sentence is excessive to the extent indicated herein. Rabin, P. J., Latham, Shapiro, Gulotta and Brennan, JJ., concur.