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People v. Ayende

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Nov 18, 2015
133 A.D.3d 771 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015)

Opinion

11-18-2015

The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Felix AYENDE, appellant. (Appeal No. 1) The People, etc., respondent, v. Felix Ayende, also known as “J,” appellant. (Appeal No. 2).

Thomas N.N. Angell, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Steven Levine of counsel), for appellant. William V. Grady, District Attorney, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Bridget Rahilly Steller of counsel), for respondent.


Thomas N.N. Angell, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Steven Levine of counsel), for appellant.

William V. Grady, District Attorney, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Bridget Rahilly Steller of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion

Appeals by the defendant from two judgments of the County Court, Dutchess County (Greller, J.), both rendered August 7, 2014, convicting him of criminal contempt in the first degree (two counts) under Indictment No. 67/12, and robbery in the first degree under Indictment No. 135/12, upon his pleas of guilty, and imposing sentences.

ORDERED that the judgments are modified, on the law, by vacating the sentences imposed; as so modified, the judgments are affirmed, and the matter is remitted to the County Court, Dutchess County, for further proceedings consistent herewith.

Criminal Procedure Law § 720.20(1) requires “that there be a youthful offender determination in every case where the defendant is eligible, even where the defendant fails to request it, or agrees to forego it as part of a plea bargain” (People v. Rudolph, 21 N.Y.3d 497, 501, 974 N.Y.S.2d 885, 997 N.E.2d 457). Here, as the People correctly concede, the record does not demonstrate that the County Court considered whether the defendant should be afforded youthful offender status (see People v. Spitzer, 130 A.D.3d 657, 658, 10 N.Y.S.3d 902; People v. Joshua B., 126 A.D.3d 717, 718, 2 N.Y.S.3d 362; People v. Then, 121 A.D.3d 1025, 1026, 994 N.Y.S.2d 420). Accordingly, the defendant's sentences must be vacated and the matter remitted to the County Court, Dutchess County, for resentencing after a determination as to whether the defendant should be afforded youthful offender status. We express no opinion as to whether the County Court should afford youthful offender status to the defendant.

The defendant's remaining contention has been rendered academic in light of our determination.

BALKIN, J.P., CHAMBERS, COHEN and HINDS–RADIX, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Ayende

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Nov 18, 2015
133 A.D.3d 771 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015)
Case details for

People v. Ayende

Case Details

Full title:The PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. Felix AYENDE, appellant. (Appeal No…

Court:Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

Date published: Nov 18, 2015

Citations

133 A.D.3d 771 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015)
2015 N.Y. Slip Op. 8427
19 N.Y.S.3d 178

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