People v. Johnson

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered July 1, 1966, convicting him of robbery in the third degree, unarmed, on his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, and case remanded to the Criminal Term for repleading and further proceedings not inconsistent herewith, with the following memorandum: An application for youthful offender treatment should be made before pleading and, once made, the indictment must be held in abeyance (Code Crim. Pro., § 913-g). Here, defendant made an application for youthful offender…