The primary legal question in this highly publicized case is the constitutionality of CPL 400.20 (subd 5), which expressly permits a court to consider evidence which would not be admissible at a trial as a factor in determining whether to sentence a defendant to life imprisonment as a persistent felony offender.
The persistent felony offender statute (Penal Law, § 70.10) authorizes...
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