OPINION OF THE COURT
PINE, J.
On appeal from a judgment convicting him, upon a plea of guilty, of murder in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.27 [1] [a] [vii]), defendant contends, inter alia, that reversal is required because his plea lacked statutory authorization. For the reasons that follow, we agree and conclude that the judgment should be reversed.
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Defendant was indicted by the grand...
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