It was not past the statue of limitations.... That is a lie.Show us?
Show us anyone who was charged 3 years past the statute of limitations - clearly violating due process? We have seen the dishonest "charge stacking" by sleazy prosecutors who inflate charges, usually to coerce a confession. Sadly - the corruption of jurisprudence makes this far too common.
But then there is the novel approach of escalating the already invalid charge to a felony based on other charges, never illustrated in black letter law. That has never been done before in a civilized nation. But new york isn't civilized - it's a banana republic ruled by a Junta.
Feel free to show us another case where a misdemeanor is elevated BUT THE SECONDARY UNDERLYING CRIME isn't mentioned or proven?
Go for it!
Enhancing a crime based on other actions/crimes (not charges) is common.