The Penal Law authorizes the imposition of a minimum sentence of imprisonment which is one half of the maximum where the defendant is convicted of a class B armed felony offense or where the defendant is a predicate felon. (Penal Law § 70.02 [4]; § 70.04 [4]; § 70.06 [4].) As the People concede, manslaughter in the first degree is not an armed felony offense within the purview of CPL 1.20 (41), and defendant has not been proven to be a predicate felon. Consequently...
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