Ordered that the judgment is modified, on the law, by vacating the sentence imposed; as so modified, the judgment is affirmed, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, for resentencing in accordance herewith.
CPL 380.20 requires that courts "must pronounce sentence in every case where a conviction is entered." "When the sentencing court fails to orally pronounce a component of the sentence, the sentence must be vacated and the matter remitted...
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