Legal Opinion
People v. Felix
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 15, 1983PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Meyer, J.
There is no due process infirmity under either the Federal or the State Constitution in the requirement of subdivision 5 of section 70.02 of the Penal Law that a defendant who has been charged with an armed felony and permitted in satisfaction of the indictment to plead guilty to a class D violent felony must receive an indeterminate sentence of one to three years unless the court finds that factors specified in the section warrant imposition of less than an indeterminate sentence. The order of the Appellate Division affirming the judgment of conviction of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Specht v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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