Defendant made the instant CPL 440.20 motion in July of 1984 to set aside the sentence on his 1977 conviction for first degree manslaughter. He maintained that he had been illegally sentenced as a predicate felon, since the basis for the sentence, a 1968 burglary conviction, had been unconstitutionally obtained. The basis for this claim is defendant's contention that, at the sentencing for the 1968 crime, he raised facts inconsistent with his...
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