PEOPLE v. O'NEILL


86 A.D.2d 213 (1982)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Christopher O'Neill, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

April 26, 1982


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Hellerstein (Paula P. Smith of counsel), for appellant.

Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Michael Halberstam and Jonathan L. Glaser of counsel), for respondent.

WEINSTEIN, BRACKEN and BOYERS, JJ., concur.


GIBBONS, J. P.

The question presented for resolution on this appeal is whether the fact alone that, in the commission of an armed felony, the defendant uses a starter pistol, incapable of inflicting harm, can provide the requisite "mitigating circumstances that bear directly upon the manner in which the crime was committed", so as to permit the court to consider the youth eligible for youthful offender treatment under CPL 720.10 (subd 3, par [i])? We...

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