Defendant's argument concerning his incapacity because of age to plead guilty to a violent felony charge is without merit. This claim was not preserved as a matter of law for appellate review by this court (CPL 470.05 [2]). Moreover, Penal Law § 30.00 (1) defines an infant as a person less than 16 years old.
An analysis of a plea allocution of a juvenile involves the "totality of the circumstances" approach where the age of the youthful criminal suspect is but...
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