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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. LAMAR O. BROWN, 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 upon his 2004 conviction of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree (Penal Law § 220.18 [former (1) ] ) pursuant to the 2005 Drug Law Reform Act (L 2005, ch 643, § 1). We conclude that Supreme Court properly denied the application for resentencing because defendant, at the time of his application, was eligible for parole and thus was ineligible for resentencing (see People v. Mills, 11 NY3d 527, 534; People v. Smith, 45 AD3d 1478, 1479). In any event, we further conclude that the court providently exercised its discretion in determining that substantial justice would have dictated denial of the application had defendant been eligible for resentencing (see People v. Dominguez, 88 AD3d 901, 901, lv denied 18 NY3d 882; People v. Savinan, 59 AD3d 247, 247, lv dismissed 12 NY3d 787; People v. Flores, 50 AD3d 1156, 1156, lv dismissed 10 NY3d 934).
Frances E. Cafarell
Clerk of the Court
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Docket No: KA 13–00123
Decided: January 02, 2015
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department.
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