The Nation - News from Aug. 6, 1985
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A term of 325 years to life, believed to be the longest prison term ever ordered by a New York state court, was imposed on a man with an 18-year criminal history of armed robberies of elderly Long Island homeowners. Daniel Martin, 34, who was convicted of the holdups last summer, was adjudged to be a persistent, violent felony offender.
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