PEOPLE v. CECIL


57 N.Y.2d 899 (1982)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Cecil Z., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Richard E. Haftel of counsel), for appellant.

Henriette D. Hoffman and William E. Hellerstein for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

That court properly interpreted and applied the youthful offender statute in this instance. CPL 720.20 (subd 1) provides in pertinent part: "Upon conviction of an eligible youth, the court must order a presentence investigation of the defendant. After receipt of a written report of the investigation and at the time of pronouncing sentence the court...

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