People v. Broadie

Chief Judge Brbitel.

Eight defendants, convicted of drug offenses, in separate appeals challenge the constitutionality of statutes classifying the crimes for which they were convicted as class A felonies, the highest rank of crime in this State (Penal Law, §§ 220.40, 220.39, 220.18). They also challenge the applicable sentencing provisions imposing a mandatory maximum sentence of life imprisonment and mínimums from one or six years to eight and one-third years (Penal Law, § 70.00, subd 2, par [a]; subd 3, par [a], els [ii], [iii]; for a compilation and analysis of the drug statutes see,…