To the extent that the sentences imposed a mandatory donation to a women's shelter, they were illegal. True, as argued by the People, Penal Law § 65.10 (2) (g) provides that, as a condition of probation, a defendant may be required to "[m]ake restitution of the fruits of his offense or make reparation, in an amount he can afford to pay, for the loss or damage caused thereby." However, this mandated payment to a women's shelter, which was not itself the victim of the...
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