Just because a case is in New York State court does not mean that only New York State law will be at issue. It’s common for a state court to be asked to opine o

Just because a case is in New York State court does not mean that only New York State law will be at issue. It’s common for a state court to be asked to opine on the law of another state or on federal law. That being said I don’t know if the NY statute that elevates the misdemeanor into a felony requires the predicate crime to be specifically prohibited by NY statute.