The court properly denied youthful offender treatment. Because defendant was convicted of rape in the first degree, youthful offender treatment would require a showing of mitigating circumstances (CPL 720.10 [2] [a] [iii]; [3]), and the record supports the court's finding that such circumstances did not exist in this case. Defendant's participation in this extremely violent crime was very significant. In any event, regardless of eligibility, youthful offender treatment was...
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