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The PEOPLE of The State of New York, Respondent, v. Adam J. MANNING, Appellant.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County (Smith, J.), rendered January 11, 2007, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of three counts of the crime of robbery in the first degree.
Defendant pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with three counts of robbery in the first degree with the understanding that he would be sentenced to concurrent determinate terms of imprisonment between 8 and 15 years followed by five years of postrelease supervision. He was thereafter sentenced as a second felony offender to concurrent 12-year prison terms with five years of postrelease supervision. Defendant now appeals, asserting that the sentence imposed was harsh and excessive. We disagree. Noting the seriousness of the conduct underlying the crimes to which defendant pleaded guilty, along with his prior criminal history, we discern neither an abuse of discretion by County Court nor the existence of any extraordinary circumstances warranting a reduction of his sentence in the interest of justice (see People v. Smith, 43 A.D.3d 493, 840 N.Y.S.2d 236 [2007] ).
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
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Decided: March 13, 2008
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, New York.
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