Defendant's sentence was apparently imposed pursuant to subdivision 4 of section 70.02 of the Penal Law, which in the case of a class B armed felony offense authorizes the court to fix a minimum term of imprisonment between one third and one half the maximum. But the amendment authorizing a minimum in excess of one third of the maximum only took effect on August 12, 1980 (L 1980, ch 233, § 2); the crime involved in this case occurred on October 19, 1979, before the effective...
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