Legal Opinion

People v. McPhail

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 23, 1988Published

1Opinion of the Court

— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted burglary in the second degree (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 140.25), which is a class D violent felony (see, Penal Law § 70.02 [1] [c]). The sentencing court was mistaken when it stated that it believed that there was a requirement that defendant be incarcerated upon such conviction. Upon conviction for a class D violent felony, a number of sentencing options are available. Defendant could have received an indeterminate term ranging from a minimum of 1 to 3 years to 2…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987

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