Legal Opinion

People v. Rodney E.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 30, 1991PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge Wachtler.

The question on this appeal is whether a court can place a defendant on "interim probation” after conviction but before sentence.

In 1989, the defendant, then 14 years old, pleaded guilty to robbery in the first degree. Prior to accepting the plea the court informed the defendant that sentencing would be postponed for three months. During this period the defendant would be placed on "interim probation,” and if he complied with all the conditions imposed by the court he would be sentenced at the end of the term as a youthful offender to five years’…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. SelikoffNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. Campbell v. PesceNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Jacobs v. AltmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1987

3Cited by59 opinions

  1. People v. HaleNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
  2. People v. AveryNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. People v. HakesNew York Court of Appeals · 2018
  4. People v. RollinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. Ronald Mask v. Michael McGinnis Superintendent, Southport Correctional Facility Dennis C. Vacco, New York State Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001

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