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THE SENTENCING COURT DID NOT CONSIDER THE REQUIRED FACTORS WHEN SENTENCING DEFENDANT AFTER DEFENDANT’S VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF INTERIM PROBATION; SENTENCE VACATED (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the sentencing court did not take the necessary factors into consideration in sentencing defendant after defendant violated the terms of interim probation:

We agree with defendant that the court failed to exercise its discretion at sentencing. “[T]he sentencing discretion is a matter committed to the exercise of the court’s discretion . . . made only after careful consideration of all facts available at the time of sentencing” … . Due consideration should be “given to, among other things, the crime charged, the particular circumstances of the individual before the court and the purpose of a penal sanction, i.e., societal protection, rehabilitation and deterrence” … .

Here, the court initially imposed a sentence of interim probation and advised defendant that, if he violated the terms of interim probation, the court would impose a term of 4½ years’ incarceration with 3 years’ postrelease supervision. When defendant violated the terms of interim probation, the court informed defendant at sentencing that it would not consider a lesser sentence because “your word is your word. That was the deal. I don’t think that would speak well for the program nor would it speak well of me . . . I’d lose confidence in myself.” The court further stated that “[w]e made an agreement, we made a deal . . . I’m going to abide by that deal.” The sentencing transcript is devoid of any indication that the court considered the crime charged, defendant’s circumstances, or the purpose of the penal sanction … . Nor is there any indication that the court considered the presentence report, which was prepared after the plea. We conclude that “the sentencing transcript, read in its entirety, does not reflect that the court conducted the requisite discretionary analysis” … . People v Ruise, 2020 NY Slip Op 07785, Fourth Dept 12-23-20

 

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