Defendant was age 16 at the time of plea and sentence making him eligible for youthful offender treatment. The statute requires that the court order a presentence investigation of such a defendant and, at the time sentence is pronounced, determine whether or not the defendant should be adjudicated as a youthful offender, in the exercise of discretion in accordance with the criteria set forth in the statute. (CPL 720.20, subd 1.) The sentencing court did not comply with the...
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