People v. Green

OPINION OF THE COURT

At issue on this appeal is the minimum term of imprison ment that may be imposed on a persistent violent felony offender whose latest conviction is for a class E violent felony. We conclude that Criminal Term correctly set the minimum at two years.

Pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, defendant pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, a class E felony, in complete satisfaction of an indictment which had charged actual possession of a .357 Magnum, and in exchange for a persistent violent felony offender sentence of two years to…