Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kenneth Clark, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1974-10-15
Citations: 46 A.D.2d 665
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kenneth Clark, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 46
Pages: 665–665

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kenneth Clark, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Queens County, imposed October 18, 1972. Sentence reversed, on the law, and ease remanded to the Criminal Term for resentence in accordance with the views herein set forth. CPL 380.50 requires that the court ask the defendant whether he wishes to make a statement (People v. Gilliam, 40 A D 2d 1036; People v. Brown, 41 A D 2d 850). The statutory requirement is not satisfied by asking the defendant whether he has any legal reason why sentence should not be pronounced (People v. Cummings, 44 A D 2d 779). Hopkins, Acting P. J., Martuscello, Latham, Shapiro and Munder, JJ., concur. ;