People v. Patterson

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: County Court properly declined to adjudicate defendant a youthful offender. Defendant, 15 years of age, pleaded guilty to burglary in the first degree. During the plea colloquy, defendant admitted that he unlawfully entered the residence of an elderly woman with the intention of committing larceny. He was armed with a *977loaded rifle, which he pointed at the victim, and he threatened to shoot the victim in the kneecaps. He stole money from the victim’s pocket, abducted her and forced her to withdraw money at the drive-in window of her bank and give it…