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ALTHOUGH THE CRIME WITH WHICH DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED, ATTEMPTED DISSEMINATION OF INDECENT MATERIAL TO A MINOR FIRST DEGREE, CAN BE A FELONY SEX OFFENSE, THE ABSENCE OF STATUTORILY REQUIRED LANGUAGE IN THE ACCUSATORY INSTRUMENT PRECLUDED SENTENCING DEFENDANT AS A FELONY SEX OFFENDER (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department determined the absence of statutorily-required language in the accusatory instrument precluded sentencing defendant as a felony sex offender:

Although a conviction of attempted dissemination of indecent material to a minor in the first degree (see Penal Law §§ 110.00, 235.22) can be considered a felony sex offense subject to sentencing in accordance with Penal Law § 70.80, the accusatory instrument must specify that the offense is charged “as a sexually motivated felony” (CPL 200.50 [4]; see Penal Law § 130.91 [2]). Here, the accusatory instrument did not contain the requisite language, nor did it make any reference to Penal Law § 130.91. As such, defendant was not subject to the sentencing provisions of Penal Law § 130.91, rendering the imposed sentence illegal. People v Lavelle, 2018 NY Slip Op 08378, Third Dept 12-6-18

CRIMINAL LAW (SENTENCING, ALTHOUGH THE CRIME WITH WHICH DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED, ATTEMPTED DISSEMINATION OF INDECENT MATERIAL TO A MINOR FIRST DEGREE, CAN BE A FELONY SEX OFFENSE, THE ABSENCE OF STATUTORILY REQUIRED LANGUAGE IN THE ACCUSATORY INSTRUMENT PRECLUDED SENTENCING DEFENDANT AS A FELONY SEX OFFENDER (THIRD DEPT))/SEX OFFENDERS (SENTENCING, ALTHOUGH THE CRIME WITH WHICH DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED, ATTEMPTED DISSEMINATION OF INDECENT MATERIAL TO A MINOR FIRST DEGREE, CAN BE A FELONY SEX OFFENSE, THE ABSENCE OF STATUTORILY REQUIRED LANGUAGE IN THE ACCUSATORY INSTRUMENT PRECLUDED SENTENCING DEFENDANT AS A FELONY SEX OFFENDER (THIRD DEPT))/DISSEMINATION OF INDECENT MATERIAL TO A MINOR (SENTENCING, ALTHOUGH THE CRIME WITH WHICH DEFENDANT WAS CHARGED, ATTEMPTED DISSEMINATION OF INDECENT MATERIAL TO A MINOR FIRST DEGREE, CAN BE A FELONY SEX OFFENSE, THE ABSENCE OF STATUTORILY REQUIRED LANGUAGE IN THE ACCUSATORY INSTRUMENT PRECLUDED SENTENCING DEFENDANT AS A FELONY SEX OFFENDER (THIRD DEPT))

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