Legal Opinion
People v. Vera
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 18, 1994PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Miller, J.), rendered February 1, 1993, convicting her of assault in the second degree, upon her plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Mere eligibility for youthful offender status does not mandate youthful offender treatment, and the grant of such a benefit lies wholly within the discretion of the court (see, People v Barr, 168 AD2d 625; People v Williams, 124 AD2d 615). We find that the Supreme Court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in denying the defendant youthful…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- People v. BarrAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. GrangerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
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