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Sentence Vacated—Sentencing Judge Relied on Materially Untrue Assumptions and Misinformation About Defendant’s Criminal History

Although the error was not preserved, the Fourth Department, in the interest of justice, determined defendant’s sentence should be vacated.  At sentencing, the judge made statements alleging past criminal acts by the defendant which were unsupported by the record:

… [W]e conclude that the court erred in sentencing defendant on the basis of “materially untrue assumptions or misinformation” … . Here, the court characterized defendant as having been involved in “more than 40 residential burglaries” and “all the tens of burglaries,” but those statements are unsupported by the record and therefore constitute improper speculation… . People v Mcknight, 2015 NY Slip Op 04961, 4th Dept 6-12-15

 

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