People v. Jeffrey W.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtKavanagh, J.
After defendant pleaded guilty to possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, County Court denied his request for youthful offender treatment and sentenced him to six months in jail and 10 years of probation. Defendant now appeals, claiming that County Court erred in not adjudicating him a youthful offender.
The decision to grant or deny youthful offender status is left to the sound discretion of the sentencing court (see People v Clark, 84 AD3d 1647, 1647 [2011]; People v Driggs, 24 AD3d 888, 889 [2005]). The purpose sought to be served by conferring youthful offender treatment is to…
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