Legal Opinion

People v. Dawn Maria C.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided January 14, 1986PublishedCited by 142 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Although no appeal lies from the Appellate Division order of reversal "as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice” to review the intermediate appellate court’s exercise of its discretion in declaring defendant a youthful offender (CPL 450.90 [2] [a]), an appeal does lie to consider the narrow issue concerning the legality of that court’s corrective action (CPL 450.90 [2] [b]; People v Mackell, 40 NY2d 59). We find no illegality in the Appellate Division’s remittal to County Court for sentencing. In…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. MackellNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

3Cited by142 opinions

  1. The People v. William Middlebrooks / The People v. Fabrice LoweNew York Court of Appeals · 2015
  2. People v. ShrubsallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. People v. AlmonorNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. People v. SuttonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  5. People v. SilburnCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 2018

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