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82 YEAR SENTENCE FOR THREE BURGLARIES AND RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT DEEMED TOO HARSH FOR THIS PERSISTENT FELONY OFFENDER, REDUCED TO 35 YEARS TO LIFE (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department affirmed defendant’s burglary and reckless endangerment convictions and was  properly determined to be a persistent violent felony offender. However, the aggregate sentence of 82 years to life was deemed too harsh and was reduced to 35 years to life. People v Barnes, 2017 NY Slip Op 09004, Fourth Dept 12-22-17

CRIMINAL LAW (82 YEAR SENTENCE FOR THREE BURGLARIES AND RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT DEEMED TOO HARSH FOR THIS PERSISTENT FELONY OFFENDER, REDUCED TO 35 YEARS TO LIFE (FOURTH DEPT))/SENTENCING (82 YEAR SENTENCE FOR THREE BURGLARIES AND RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT DEEMED TOO HARSH FOR THIS PERSISTENT FELONY OFFENDER, REDUCED TO 35 YEARS TO LIFE (FOURTH DEPT))

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