People v. Jones

Rabin, J.,

dissents and votes to affirm the order under review, with the following memorandum: In view of the mischief to be corrected, it seems plain that the intent of the Legislature in amending section 1943 of the Penal Law in 1964 was limited to out-of-State convictions (People v. Dold, 45 Misc 2d 52; People v. Beckwith, 45 Misc 2d 759). In my opinion, *676the language used by 'the Legislature, “ previous convictions in this or any other State,” even though ostensibly clear in its purport, has to be read in light of the existing condition which the Legislature sought to remedy (McKinney’s…