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THE STATUTORY PROCEDURE FOR SENTENCING A DEFENDANT AS A PERSISTENT FELONY OFFENDER WAS NOT FOLLOWED BY THE JUDGE; SENTENCE VACATED (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, vacating defendant’s sentence, determined the judge did not follow the procedure for sentencing a defendant as a persistent felony offender:

The Supreme Court erred in failing to comply with the procedural requirements of Penal Law § 70.10(2) when resentencing the defendant as a persistent felony offender. The procedure for determining whether a defendant may be subjected to increased punishment as a persistent felony offender requires a two-pronged analysis (see CPL 400.20[1] …). “Initially, the court must determine whether the defendant is a persistent felony offender as defined in subdivision 1 of section 70.10 of the Penal Law, namely, that he [or she] previously has been convicted of at least two felonies, and secondly, the court must determine if it ‘is of the opinion that the history and character of the defendant and the nature and circumstances of his [or her] criminal conduct are such that extended incarceration and lifetime supervision of the defendant are warranted to best serve the public interest'” … . Before imposing such sentence, “the court is obliged to set forth on the record the reasons it found this second element satisfied” … .

Here, the Supreme Court failed to comply with the second prong of the analysis by failing to set forth, on the record, the reasons why it was “of the opinion that the history and character of the defendant and the nature and circumstances of his criminal conduct indicate[d] that extended incarceration and life-time supervision [would] best serve the public interest” (Penal Law § 70.10[2] …). People v Acevedo, 2024 NY Slip Op 02927, Second Dept 5-29-24

Practice Point: A judge’s failure to set forth on the record the reasons for sentencing defendant as a persistent felony offender will result in vacation of the sentence and remittal.

 

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