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400.20 – 400.20 | New York Law

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400.20 – 400.20

New York Criminal Procedure § 400.20

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NY CPL § 400.20 - Procedure for determining whether defendant should be sentenced as a persistent felony offender 400.20 Procedure for determining whether defendant should be sentenced as a persistent felony offender. 1. Applicability. The provisions of this section govern the procedure that must be followed in order to impose the persistent felony offender sentence authorized by subdivision two of section 70.10 of the penal law. Such sentence may not be imposed unle

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