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DEFENDANT’S SENTENCE FOR MANSLAUGHTER REDUCED BASED UPON DEFENDANT’S BACKGROUND, REMORSE AND LACK OF A CRIMINAL HISTORY (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department reduced defendant’s sentence for manslaughter based upon his background, remorse, and lack of a criminal history:

… [T]he 24-year determinate sentence is unduly harsh and severe considering, inter alia, defendant’s background, genuine show of remorse, and lack of prior criminal history. Thus, we modify the judgment as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice by reducing the sentence to a determinate term of imprisonment of 19 years and five years of postrelease supervision, which falls within the sentence range negotiated by the parties … . People v Jeffords, 2020 NY Slip Op 04037, Fourth Dept 7-17-20

 

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