Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lafayette Smiley, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1973-02-22
Citations: 41 A.D.2d 634
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lafayette Smiley, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 41
Pages: 634–634

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lafayette Smiley, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, entered on January-6, 1972, upon defendant's plea' of guilty, sentencing ' defendant to imprisonment -for one year to the New York . City Correctional' Institution for Men, unanimously modified, ás a matter, of -discretion, by reducing the sentence to; the time served and, as so modified, the judgment is affirmed. . The sentence herein was' for one' year, and when in May, 1972 defendant was permitted to post bail pending appeal, defendant, had, including presentence jail time, served approximately seven months. In our opinion, considering all the circumstances, the interests of justice will be adequately served by a reduction of the sentence to the • time served. Concur — McGivérn, J. P., Markewich, • Nunez, Murphy and Tilzer,. JJ.