PEOPLE v. LEWIS (2000)

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles Tejada, J.), rendered March 29, 1995, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of manslaughter in the first degree and attempted robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him to consecutive terms of 8 to 24 years and 4 to 12 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly imposed consecutive sentences.   Defendant committed the attempted robbery by brandishing a shotgun and demanding money.   Then, in a separate act, unnecessary to the commission of attempted robbery, defendant killed the victim with the shotgun, thus making the attempted robbery a wholly separate crime from the manslaughter (see, People v. Lee, 92 N.Y.2d 987, 684 N.Y.S.2d 161, 706 N.E.2d 1185;  People v. Tanner, 30 N.Y.2d 102, 108, 331 N.Y.S.2d 1, 282 N.E.2d 98).   We perceive no abuse of sentencing discretion.

MEMORANDUM DECISION.