People v. Negron

OPINION OF THE COURT

Harold Beeler, J.

The issue, of apparent first impression, presented in this felony narcotics prosecution concerns the effect of an out-of-State "juvenile adjudication” on a defendant’s eligibility for youthful offender treatment under CPL 720.10 (2). Specifically, the court is called on here to determine whether this 18-year-old defendant is an "eligible youth” under CPL 720.10 (2) notwithstanding a prior "juvenile adjudication” in Pennsylvania for an apparent felony-level offense committed when he was 17 years old.

Defendant pleaded guilty in the instant case on June 28,…