Petitioner is serving a seven-year sentence for criminally selling a dangerous drug in the fourth degree, a 1971 violation of section 220.30 of the Penal Law. He did not receive any examination for drug addiction before he was sentenced.
Section 207 (now § 81.19) of the Mental Hygiene Law attempts to define those criminals who must be examined for narcotics addiction before they can be sentenced. Provisions are made for...
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