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p. 543The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Maurice Kennerly, Appellant. [704 NYS2d 489]
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Cooperman, J.), rendered October 21, 1998, convicting him of criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree and jostling, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The Supreme Court’s Sandoval ruling was a provident exercise of discretion. The court balanced the relevant factors and formulated an appropriate compromise (see, People v Walker, 83 NY2d 455 , 458-459; People v Sandoval, 34 NY2d
p. 544
371 ). O’Brien, J. P., Friedmann, Florio and Schmidt, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- People v. Walker 83 NY2d 455 at 458-459 p. 543