| People v Owens |
| 2007 NY Slip Op 08789 [45 AD3d 1050] |
| November 15, 2007 |
| Appellate Division, Third Department |
| The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Willie Owens,Appellant. |
—[*1] John R. Trice, District Attorney, Elmira (John R. Thweatt of counsel), forrespondent.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Hayden, J.), enteredMarch 20, 2006, which denied defendant's motion for resentencing pursuant to the Drug LawReform Act of 2005.
In 2000, defendant pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sale of a controlled substance inthe second degree—a class A-II felony—and was sentenced to eight years to life inprison. He subsequently applied for resentencing pursuant to the Drug Law Reform Act of 2005(L 2005, ch 643 [eff Oct. 29, 2005]). Finding defendant to be ineligible for resentencing, CountyCourt denied his application. Defendant appeals and we affirm.
"[I]n order to qualify for resentencing under the [Drug Law Reform Act of 2005], a class A-IIfelony drug offender must not be eligible for parole within three years" (People v Thomas, 35 AD3d 895,896 [2006]). Inasmuch as defendant will be eligible for parole in February 2008, County Courtcorrectly determined that defendant was ineligible for resentencing.
Cardona, P.J., Mercure, Crew III, Mugglin and Rose, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgmentis affirmed.