The New York State Court of Appeals held that a judge has the "inherent power" to correct an illegal sentence over the objections of a defendant. In the latest of a line of decisions addressing that issue, the Court upheld the sentence of a man who was re-sentenced to a consecutive term after the judge learned that the concurrent term he imposed was illegal.
January 13, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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The New York State Court of Appeals held Jan. 11 that a judge has the “inherent power” to correct an illegal sentence over the objections of a defendant.
In its latest in a line of decisions addressing that issue, the Court upheld the sentence of a man who was re-sentenced to a consecutive term after the judge learned that the concurrent term he imposed was illegal.
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