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THE STANDARD FOR AN INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT’S REVIEW OF A SENTENCE CLARIFIED (CT APP).

The Court of Appeals, in a full-fledged opinion by Judge Troutman, over a three-judge dissenting opinion, remitted the matter to the Appellate Division for a determination whether a sentence reduction is warranted using the correct standard. The defendant need not demonstrate extraordinary circumstances or an abuse of discretion by the sentencing court to warrant a review of the sentence by the intermediate appellate court:

The intermediate appellate courts are empowered to reduce a sentence that, though legal, is “unduly harsh or severe” (CPL 470.15 [6] [b]). The decisions whether a sentence warrants reduction under that standard, and the extent to which the sentence should be reduced, are committed to the discretion of the intermediate appellate court, which has “broad, plenary power” to reduce the sentence “without deference to the sentencing court” … . A defendant need not demonstrate extraordinary circumstances or abuse of discretion by the sentencing court in order to obtain a sentence reduction … . People v Brisman, 2025 NY Slip Op 00123, CtApp 1-9-25

Practice Point: The correct standard for review of a sentence in an intermediate appellate court is whether the sentence is “unduly harsh or severe.” The decision to reduce a sentence is committed to the discretion of the intermediate court without deference to the sentencing court. The defendant need not show extraordinary circumstances or an abuse of discretion by the sentencing court.

 

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