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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DAVID A. CLARK, Appellant.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Pursuant to a negotiated plea bargain, defendant pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree in satisfaction of two indictments and was sentenced as a second felony offender to a term 4 to 8 years in prison. Defendant now argues that this sentence was harsh and excessive principally due to his troubled childhood. Nevertheless, a sentence within permissible statutory ranges will not be disturbed unless extraordinary circumstances exist warranting a modification (see, People v. Dolphy, 257 A.D.2d 681, 684-685, 685 N.Y.S.2d 485, 489, lv denied 93 N.Y.2d 872 [Mar. 19, 1999]). Here, given defendant's criminal record and the details contained in the record, we find no reason to disturb the negotiated sentence in the interest of justice (see,id.).

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

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PEOPLE v. CLARK
(Jul 1, 1999)