Judgment affirmed.
Defendant was sentenced as a second felony offender (see Penal Law, § 70.06) on the basis of a prior court-martial conviction rendered while he was serving in the Armed Forces. On appeal, defendant challenges the constitutionality of using court-martial convictions for enhanced sentencing purposes (see CPL 400.21). Defendant argues that court-martial proceedings have inherent deficiencies which prevent them from affording the accused the full...
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