Legal Opinion
People v. Abbott
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1982PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Irving Lang, J.
Jack Henry Abbott was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree by jury verdict in New York State Supreme Court on January 21, 1982. The issue before this court is whether the defendant’s previous felony convictions require that he be sentenced as a persistent violent felony offender pursuant to section 70.08 of the Penal Law and CPL 400.16.
The defendant’s first felony conviction occurred in the State of Utah in 1967 where he was convicted of assault of one convict on another by means of a knife. The sentence imposed was 3 to 20 years in prison. The…
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