Legal Opinion
The People v. Clemon Jones
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 26, 2015No. 45PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Read, J.
On March 16, 2007, defendant Clemon Jones was convicted, following a jury trial, of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree (Penal Law § 170.25 [two counts]). On April 6, 2007, the People applied to County Court to have defendant adjudicated a persistent felony offender, pursuant to Penal Law § 70.10. Subdivision (1) of this provision defines a “persistent felony offender” as
“(a) ... a person, other than a persistent violent felony offender . . . , who stands convicted of a felony after having previously been convicted of two or more…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- People v. MortonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- David Orion Griffin, Jr. v. Louis F. Mann, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- People v. OrtizAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
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