Court Opinion

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
             Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

895
KA 11-01667
PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., CARNI, SCONIERS, AND VALENTINO, JJ.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT,

                     V                               MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ELBERT J. WELCH, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

ROBERT M. PUSATERI, CONFLICT DEFENDER, LOCKPORT (EDWARD P. PERLMAN OF
COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

ELBERT J. WELCH, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT PRO SE.

MICHAEL J. VIOLANTE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LOCKPORT (THOMAS H. BRANDT OF
COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.

     Appeal from an order of the Niagara County Court (Robert C.
Noonan, A.J.), dated July 12, 2011. The order denied the application
of defendant to be resentenced pursuant to CPL 440.46.

     It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is
unanimously affirmed.

     Memorandum: Defendant appeals from an order denying his
application for resentencing pursuant to CPL 440.46. Contrary to
defendant’s contentions in his main and pro se supplemental briefs, we
conclude that County Court properly considered the relevant facts and
circumstances in determining that “[t]he evidence of the defendant’s
rehabilitation does not outweigh his criminal history, institutional
record, and pattern of successive reoffenses while on parole” (People
v Cabrera, 103 AD3d 748, 748-749). Thus, the court did not abuse its
discretion in determining that “substantial justice dictate[d] that
the application should be denied” (L 2004, ch 738, § 23; see e.g.
People v Milland, 103 AD3d 669, 670, lv denied 21 NY3d 1017; People v
Benitez-Fernandez, 96 AD3d 1665, 1666). We have considered
defendant’s remaining contentions in his pro se supplemental brief and
conclude that none warrants reversal or modification of the order.

Entered:   October 4, 2013                         Frances E. Cafarell
                                                   Clerk of the Court