The issue in this motion is whether a sentencing court retains discretion to impose a minimum of less than one-half the maximum when imposing an indeterminate sentence upon a class D violent felon. For the reasons stated below, this court holds that it has such discretion.
This is an application by the People pursuant to CPL 440.40 to set aside sentence upon the ground that it was...
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