Ordered that the sentences are reversed, on the law, and the case is remitted to the County Court for further proceedings consistent herewith.
The court records do not indicate that the procedures set forth in CPL 400.21 for determining the defendant's status as a second felony offender were complied with. Since the sentences imposed by the County Court are legally permissible only in the event the defendant is found to be a second felony offender, they must be vacated...
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