In satisfaction of a multicount indictment, defendant, who was 18 years old at the time of the charged crimes, pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of rape in the third degree. At sentencing, County Court denied defendant youthful offender status and imposed the agreed-upon sentence of 1 to 3 years in prison. Defendant appeals, contending that the court abused its discretion in failing to adjudicate him a youthful offender in light of, among other things, his abusive family...
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