People v. Mason

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Micki Scherer, J.), rendered September 23, 1998, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of grand larceny in the fourth degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent felony, offender, to a term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion when it adjudicated defendant a persistent felony offender and sentenced him accordingly. Defendant’s extensive criminal history included seven felony convictions and fifteen misdemeanor convictions in New York, as well as out-of-State convictions. Although the instant…