Legal Opinion
The People v. William Middlebrooks / The People v. Fabrice Lowe
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 11, 2015No. 88 / No. 89PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fahey, J.
The legislature has recognized that the determination as to punishment for a youth who has committed a crime is fundamentally different from the same determination for an adult. On these appeals, we are asked to decide whether, when a defendant who would otherwise be an eligible youth has been convicted of an armed felony, the court is required to make a determination on the record as to whether one or more of the CPL 720.10 (3) factors exist and the defendant is therefore an eligible youth. Based on a plain reading of the statute and this Court’s decision in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. RudolphNew York Court of Appeals · 2013
- People v. CruickshankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. Dawn Maria C.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. McgowenNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 2012
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3Cited by134 opinions
- People v. FrancisCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 2018
- People v. MinemierNew York Court of Appeals · 2017
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
- People v. Marquis A.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- People v. AgeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
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