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THE PEOPLE’S FAILURE TO FILE A SECOND FELONY OFFENDER STATEMENT RENDERED THE SENTENCE INVALID AS A MATTER OF LAW (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department, vacating defendant’s sentence, noted that, absent defendant’s consent, the People’s failure to file a second felony offender statement rendered the sentence invalid as a matter of law:

… [D]efendant first argues that Supreme Court sentenced him illegally as a second felony offender. Although the People note that defendant’s argument is unpreserved, they concede that they neglected to file a second felony offender statement prior to sentencing (see CPL 400.21 [2]). “While we have previously held that substantial compliance with this statute is adequate when the defendant admits the prior felony and that errors or omissions in the statement may be waived by an admission by the defendant, we have also held that compliance with the statute is mandatory and that complete failure to file a second felony offender statement prior to sentencing renders the sentence invalid as a matter of law” … . Accordingly, we vacate the sentence imposed and remit the matter to Supreme Court for the filing of a predicate felony offender statement and resentencing in accordance with the law. People v Kane, 2024 NY Slip Op 05850, Third Dept 11-21-24

Practice Point: Where a defendant does not admit the prior felony, the People’s failure to file a second felony offender statement invalidates the sentence.

 

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