Sentences reversed, on the law, and cases remitted to the County Court for resentencing in accordance herewith.
The defendant raises a single meritorious issue on this motion. On June 4, 1980, when the sentencing took place, section 70.00 (subd 3, par [b]) of the Penal Law provided that if a sentencing court, in its discretion, decided to fix a minimum period of imprisonment on an indeterminate sentence, it was required to set forth on the record the reasons for its...
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