Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, with costs, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for a hearing and determination on the issue of a reasonable attorney's fee due to the defendant's counsel.
The Supreme Court erred in awarding the defendant an attorney's fee without first conducting an evidentiary hearing. Under the circumstances of this case, an evidentiary hearing was necessary to explore in a meaningful...
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