Legal Opinion
People v. Leon
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 19, 2008PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
Defendant Jose Leon’s conviction arises out of the sexual abuse of a 13 year old. Supreme Court subsequently conducted a hearing and adjudicated defendant a persistent violent felony offender 1 upon a finding that defendant had previously been convicted of two violent felonies—both first-degree manslaughter—in 1976, and in 1983. On this appeal, defendant presses two arguments concerning his sentence.
First, defendant contends that Crawford v Washington (541 US 36 [2004]) applies at a predicate sentencing hearing, both as a matter of his Sixth Amendment right to be…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. William Anthony Johnson (04-5110/6161) and Christopher L. Stone (04-5146)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- People v. RiveraNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
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