Legal Opinion
People v. Meckwood
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 25, 2012PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
Defendant contests his second violent felony offender adjudication, predicated upon a prior foreign conviction that occurred when he was 18 years old, contending that, because he could have been accorded youthful offender status had he committed that crime in New York, he is entitled to such status for the purpose of enhanced sentencing. He also raises whether Penal Law § 70.04 (1) (b) (v)’s tolling provision violates the Equal Protection Clause of the New York State Constitution. These arguments are contrary to our enhanced sentencing jurisprudence.
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