People v. Jorge D.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Stein, J.

Defendant waived indictment, pleaded guilty to a superior court information charging him with attempted rape in the second degree and waived his right to appeal. County Court ultimately adjudicated him to be a youthful offender and sentenced him to a prison term of four years, to be followed by three years of postrelease supervision. Defendant now appeals, on the sole basis that his sentence was illegal.1 The issue before us — one that has yet to be squarely resolved by this Court— distills to whether the sentencing guidelines applicable to a youthful offender who…