Legal Opinion
People v. Alba
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 9, 2001PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Plummer E. Lott, J.
This case presents the issue whether the New York State Department of Correctional Services may ignore an order of a Federal District Court judge to run a federal sentence concurrently with a State sentence. The issue involves interpretations of a New York statute, rules regarding comity, and the *260supremacy provision and the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Federal Constitution.
Background
On March 3, 1995, the defendant pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.1 As part of the plea bargain this court promised the defendant…
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