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People v. Cruz

250 A.D.2d 386 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1998-05-07 English

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Josefina Cruz, Appellant.
[672 NYS2d 694]

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Budd Goodman, J.), rendered September 12, 1996, convicting defendant, upon her plea of guilty, of attempted robbery in the first degree, and sentencing her to a term of 4V2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

“[T]he court considered and appropriately denied youthful offender treatment on the basis of the seriousness of the crime” {People v Rivas, 246 AD2d 488 , 489). We perceive no abuse of sentencing discretion. Concur — Sullivan, J. P., Ellerin, Nardelli, Rubin and Mazzarelli, JJ.