AD4 order dated June 12, 2015, affirming judgment of conviction. Decision below: 129 AD3d 1506, 11 NYS3d 383. Lippman, Ch. J., granted leave December 28, 2015.

ISSUE PRESENTED: Whether defendant’s sentence as a discretionary persistent felony offender violated Apprendi v. New Jersey (530 U.S. 466) and Alleyne v. U.S. (133 S.CT. 2151). (Assigned counsel: Timothy P. Donaher, Monroe County Public Defender, 10 N. Fitzhugh St., Rochester NY 14614.)