Legal Opinion
People v. Catalanotte
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 15, 1988PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
The question presented on this appeal is whether defendant’s sentence as a second felony offender may be predicated upon a 1971 conviction which satisfied constitutional standards when obtained and has survived postconviction collateral attack, but was obtained by means which, if the indictment were tried now, would violate defendant’s rights under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution as presently applied by the courts. Defendant asserts that the prior conviction may not be used to enhance his sentence because in obtaining it the trial court…
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