· 12/30/1987
James Sailor v. Charles Scully, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility, Robert Abrams, Attorney General of the State of New York
Citations
- 836 F.2d 118
- 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 17040
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- “even where the findings required for sentencing as a persistent felony offender have been made, the court retains discretion whether to impose the enhanced sentence authorized for a persistent felony offender”
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Judges: Feinberg, Newman, Winter
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