Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Vincent Walker, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-12-31
Citations: 73 A.D.2d 698
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Vincent Walker, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 73
Pages: 698–698

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Vincent Walker, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant, as limited by his motion, from a sentence of the Supreme Court, Kings County, imposed September 12, 1977, upon his conviction of manslaughter in the first degree, on a plea of guilty, the sentence being an indeterminate prison term of from 8 to 24 years. Sentence reversed, on the law, and the case is remanded to Criminal Term for resentencing. Under the statute then in effect the sentencing court, in fixing a minimum period of imprisonment, was required to set forth in the record the reasons for its actions (see Penal Law, § 70.00, subd 3, par [b], prior to its amdt L 1978, ch 481). Its failure to do so requires that the defendant be resentenced. O'Connor, J. P., Lazer, Mangano and Rabin, JJ., concur.