Court upholds conviction, 110-year sentence of Albany predator
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ALBANY – A violent predator who kidnapped and raped a woman in his New Scotland Avenue apartment, just hours after he robbed another woman at knifepoint, will continue to serve a 110-year sentence in state prison.
An appeal by Jose Marlett, a repeat felon who was convicted in 2019 at trial in Albany County Court of all charges in a 20-count indictment, was rejected in a decision Thursday by the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court’s Third Department.
On Jan. 9, 2016, Marlett first robbed a 61-year-old woman at knifepoint at Forest and New Scotland avenues, and stole the woman’s debit card and Price Chopper AdvantEdge card. About 5 p.m., Marlett, armed with a kitchen knife, kidnapped a 23-year-old woman after she left her car near an elementary school, dragged her to his apartment and repeatedly raped her while armed with the knife.