Gang member in deadly heist at Fairview card game must be resentenced, appeals court rules
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An Irvington gang member serving 20 years in prison for his role in a deadly Fairview card game heist will get a new sentence due to a Bergen County judge’s error, a state appellate court ruled last week.
Blonson Florestal must be resentenced in the killing of Jeronimo Lopez, who ran a Saturday night card game in his Fairview garage, the appeals court wrote on March 29. Florestal, 26, could face a lighter prison term on the second attempt, in part because a judge improperly deemed him a likely repeat offender in his initial sentencing, the court found.