¶ As the District Attorney concedes, the sentence should be modified to eliminate the fine and additional year of imprisonment. The maximum sentence for murder in the second degree is 25 years to life (Penal Law, § 70.00, subd 2, par [a]; subd 3, par [a], cl [i]), which the court imposed. ¶ While the fine in itself may be proper, inasmuch as it is tied to an alternative consecutive one-year term which is not authorized (CPL 420.10, subd 3, par [d]), we modify...
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