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Pataki backs plan to make repeat misdemeanors felonies
Gov George Pataki proposes prosecuting fourth class A misdemeanor offenses within ten years as felonies, linking repeated nonviolent acts to prison terms. The idea draws sharp divide with prosecutors, defense lawyers, and rights groups who warn of prison overcrowding and harm to mentally ill or minor offenders.
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Erik Kriss
Albany Bureau
Albany
George Pataki
Pataki
Focal
Onondaga County
William Fitzpatrick
State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Patakis
Robert Gangi
Collecional Association of
New York State
Correctional Services
Gangi
Fitzpatck
Susan Hom
Hiscock Legal Aid Society
Syracuse
New York City
Kate Rosenthal
Syracuse Association of Defense Lawyers
Marsha Weissman
Center For Community Alternatives
Eliot Spitzer
Spitzer
Shae
Cayuga County
James Vargasom
Oswego County
Atorney
Dennis Hawthorne
Donald Cerio Jr
Morrison County
Assembly
Sheldon Silver
D-Manhanan