Order unanimously reversed on the law, writ sustained, and relator remanded to the Sheriff of Nassau County for resentence.
Memorandum:
One of relator's contentions is that he was not given the right to speak after the court had asked if he had any legal cause to show why judgment should not be pronounced against him (Code Crim. Pro., § 480). At the time of sentence he was represented by an attorney, and after the question was asked his attorney addressed...
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