Judgment affirmed.
The defendant pleaded guilty to a previous offense prior to the effective date of the present predicate felony statute (Penal Law, § 70.06). At the time of that plea an actual sentence of not more than one year precluded use of that conviction to secure second felony sentencing upon a subsequent conviction. The current statute requires reference to the authorized sentence in order to determine whether a crime is a predicate felony...
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