The following excerpt is from Luis M., Matter of, 608 N.Y.S.2d 962, 630 N.E.2d 658, 83 N.Y.2d 226 (N.Y. 1994):
The origins for the solution to this tricky statutory construction may be traced to People v. Mirenda, 23 N.Y.2d 439, 297 N.Y.S.2d 532, 245 N.E.2d 194. There, we addressed a parallel application of statutory interpretation of section 813-f of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the predecessor to the current
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