Legal Opinion
People v. Ramos
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 12, 2012PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
We hold that, under New York’s “strict equivalency” standard for convictions rendered in other jurisdictions, a federal conviction for conspiracy to commit a drug crime may not serve as a predicate felony for sentencing purposes.
Defendant was convicted, on his plea of guilty, of third degree robbery, a felony (Penal Law § 160.05). He was sentenced as a second felony offender, on the basis of a previous conviction in the United States District Court for the Southern District of *419New York of conspiracy to distribute heroin, and to possess it with intent to distribute…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. CabanNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
- United States v. ShabaniSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- People v. McGeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. OlahNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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