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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. KEITH R. WILSON, DEFENDANT–APPELLANT.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from an order denying his application for resentencing pursuant to CPL 440.46, the 2009 Drug Law Reform Act (DLRA–3). Although defendant is eligible to apply for resentencing under DLRA–3 despite the fact that he was released from incarceration and has since been reincarcerated for allegedly violating the conditions of his parole (see People v. Paulin, 17 NY3d 238, 243–244; People v. Wallace, 87 AD3d 824, 824), we nevertheless conclude that County Court neither abused nor improvidently exercised its discretion in determining that substantial justice required denial of his application. It is undisputed that defendant completed treatment for substance abuse and participated in many vocational programs while incarcerated, but it was within the court's discretion to conclude that those accomplishments did not outweigh his lengthy criminal history, unsatisfactory prison disciplinary record, and history of absconding (see e.g. People v. Manigault, 107 AD3d 492, 493; People v. Ford, 103 AD3d 492, 493; People v. Spann, 88 AD3d 597, 598, lv denied 18 NY3d 886; People v. Hickman, 85 AD3d 1057, 1057–1058, lv denied 18 NY3d 859).
Frances E. Cafarell
Clerk of the Court
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Docket No: KA 12–01764
Decided: November 08, 2013
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
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