Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York July 18, 2002 (People v. McDonald)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Spain, J.

Defendant is a citizen of Jamaica who apparently has resided in the United States as a lawful permanent resident for in excess of 20 years.1 He is the father of three children born in this country, whose mother — also a United States citizen — he married in 1999.