Unanimously reversed, on the law, on the facts and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice to the extent of vacating the sentence and remanding the case for resentencing before another Justice.
When defendant was scheduled to be sentenced, his Legal Aid Society attorney was not present in court. Despite being informed of the reason for the attorney's absence and advised that the attorney would appear shortly the court made the following comments: "All...
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