People v. Zivin

The defendant, charged with two mis-

demeanor violations of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, appeals from an order of the Nassau County District Court, sitting as a Court of Special Sessions, which denied his application for youthful offender treatment (Code Crim. Pro., § 913-g). When the application was made to the District Court, the Presiding *41Judge ordered that an investigation be made for the purpose of determining the defendant’s eligibility for youthful offender treatment. No examination or investigation was conducted, although ordered, and the court subsequently denied the defendant’s…