People v. Jiggetts
People v. Jiggetts
Opinion of the Court
Motion for reargument of the appeal herein or, in the alternative, motion to amend remittitur denied. (See 22 N Y 2d 796.) Defendant received a sentence of from 40 to 60 years upon his conviction of burglary in the first degree as a second felony offender for which he was not eligible for a one-day-to-life sentence. He received lesser sentences to run concurrently on the other charges, including attempted rape, the only charge for which he was eligible to receive a one-day-to-life sentence. Section 2189-a of the former Penal Law is limited by its express terms to “ crime [s] punishable in the discretion of the court with imprisonment for an indeterminate term, having a minimum of one day and a maximum of * * * life ”. Defend
Reference
- Full Case Name
- The People of the State of New York v. Sam Jiggetts
- Status
- Published