Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jermaine Spears, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-06-06
Citations: 228 A.D.2d 193
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jermaine Spears, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 228
Pages: 193–193

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jermaine Spears, Appellant.
[643 NYS2d 343]

Opinion:
As the People concede, defendant's conviction for manslaughter was incorrectly treated as a class B armed felony, instead of a class B violent felony carrying, at the time of sentence, a maximum term of 25 years and a minimum period of one-third the maximum term, i.e., 81/a to 25 years. Defendant does not seek to withdraw his plea. Defendant may not be resentenced to a maximum term greater than the 20 years previously imposed pursuant to his plea agreement (Stewart v Scully, 925 F2d 58 [2d Cir 1991]). On the other hand, there is no reason to reduce the 10-to-20-year sentence for criminal use of a firearm in the first degree. Concur—Milonas, J. P., Rosenberger, Ross and Tom, JJ.