People v. Ravanell

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: There is no merit to defendant’s claim that he was improperly sentenced as a second violent felony offender (see, Penal Law § 70.04 [1]). In 1967, defendant, then 15 years of age, committed a forcible rape in violation of section 794.01 of the Florida statutes. Pursuant to Florida law, he was tried as an adult, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Defendant contends that because he was only 15 when the offense was committed in Florida, and because New York law at the time would have precluded imposition of criminal responsibility upon a 15…