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Persistent Felony Offender Statute Does Not Require Prior Felonies to be Equivalent to New York Felonies

The Fourth Department determined that the persistent felony offender statute did not require that the prior felonies taken into consideration for persistent felon status be equivalent to New York felonies:

The persistent felony offender statute … contains no language requiring that the underlying out-of-state conviction be for a crime that would constitute a felony in New York, i.e., “an offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in excess of one year may be imposed” (Penal Law § 10.00 [5]), or that the elements of the foreign crime be equivalent to the elements of a New York crime (see § 70.10 [1] [b] [i]).  Rather, as noted by the Second Circuit in upholding the constitutionality of the persistent felony offender statute, “[s]ection 70.10 (1) (b) does not distinguish among felony convictions that arise under federal, New York State, or out-of-state law.  Thus, if the acts constitute a felony under federal or another state’s law, they will be deemed a felony for purposes of persistent offender status under [s]ection 70.10 even if there is no counterpart felony in New York law.  By contrast, under [s]ection 70.06 [the second felony offender statute], the underlying acts of a federal or out-of-state felony must be recognized as a felony in New York to qualify as a predicate felony” … .  People v Jones, 853, 4th Dept 9-27-13

 

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