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New York's persistent felony offender statute withstood a major challenge Thursday, with a majority of the New York Court of Appeals judges agreeing that a defendant's prior convictions, and no other facts, result in an enhanced sentence. The bedrock issue was whether the law, which permits a judge to impose an indeterminate life term on convicts with two or more prior felony convictions, remains valid in the face of a string of U.S. Supreme Court decisions casting doubt on its constitutional vitality.
June 13, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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