Does the 1984 amendment of Penal Law § 70.15, setting a six-month maximum sentence for most misdemeanors, apply to a defendant sentenced subsequent to the said amendment for crimes committed before the law went into effect?
The defendant, currently serving a nine-month sentence for the misdemeanor of unauthorized use of a vehicle, committed before the amendment of Penal Law § 70.15 took effect, moves for a resentence...
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