Legal Opinion
People v. Harper
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided August 25, 1987PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Michael D. Stallman, J.
This motion to dismiss asserts that a 12-year delay in imposing sentence has deprived the court of jurisdiction. Its *358resolution rests on constitutional and jurisdictional questions of first impression.
FACTS
On April 16, 1974 defendant, then 19 years old, was sentenced to probation on his guilty plea to petit larceny. (Penal Law § 155.25.) On May 13, 1975 he pleaded guilty to a violation of probation based on his failure to report. On June 12, 1975, the tentative sentencing date, and on three subsequent occasions, the defendant appeared but his…
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