The court properly sentenced defendant as a second felony offender. In determining that defendant's Maryland conviction for distribution of cocaine is analogous to a New York felony conviction, the court properly relied on the accusatory instrument since the Maryland statute (Md Code Ann of 1957, art 27, § 286) renders criminal several acts which, if committed in New York, would not all be felonies (see, People v Gonzalez,
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PEOPLE v. PALMER
290 A.D.2d 358 (2002)
736 N.Y.S.2d 228
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DEVALE PALMER, Appellant.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Decided January 24, 2002.
Decided January 24, 2002.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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