The record indicates that at the time for resentencing, the court failed to comply with the mandatory provisions of CPL 380.50 in not affording defendant the right to make a statement personally in his own behalf and in not inquiring of defendant whether he wished to make such a statement. Failure to ask the required allocution constitutes error necessitating a reversal of the sentence and a remand for resentencing (People v. Nagi,
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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS
42 A.D.2d 931 (1973)
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Dennis Williams, Also Known as Dennis Foy, Appellant
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
October 1, 1973
October 1, 1973
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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