The People v. Marlo S. Helms

This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. ----------------------------------------------------------------- No. 117 The People &c., Appellant, v. Marlo S. Helms, Respondent. Leah R. Mervine, for appellant. David R. Juergens, for respondent. FAHEY, J.: On this appeal we must determine whether defendant's Georgia conviction for burglary (Ga Code Ann former § 16-7-1 [a]) qualifies as a predicate felony conviction under New York's sentencing statutes. We also are called upon to clarify the scope of the strict equivalency test, that is, the…