Opinion
October 22, 1990
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kramer, J., Marrus, J.).
Ordered that the appeal from the resentence imposed on July 18, 1983, is dismissed as academic in light of the amended judgment rendered March 26, 1986, upon the defendant's violation of probation; and it is further,
Ordered that the judgment and the amended judgment, both rendered March 26, 1986, are affirmed; and it is further,
Ordered that the order dated March 17, 1989, is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, we conclude that the time periods set forth in indictment No. 1847/85 charging him with the commission of sex-related offenses against his 14-year-old daughter, coupled with the bill of particulars, were sufficient to clearly apprise the defendant of the conduct which was the subject of the accusations against him and to enable him to make his defense (see, CPL 200.50 [a]; People v Morris, 61 N.Y.2d 290, 294; People v. Jones, 133 A.D.2d 972; People v. Willette, 109 A.D.2d 112; People v. Benjamin R., 103 A.D.2d 663). The longest time period alleged spanned one month while offenses which were alleged to have occurred most recently covered a 10-day period. While the prosecutor was unable to supply the defendant with precise dates for each of the alleged incidents, the time periods set forth were reasonable under the circumstances and did not serve to violate the defendant's Federal and State constitutional rights to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusations against him (see, People v Morris, supra; People v. Jones, supra; cf., People v. Keindl, 68 N.Y.2d 410, 419; People v. Romero, 147 A.D.2d 358, 361).
The defendant also contends that the resentence imposed on July 18, 1983, following his arson conviction, was illegal because it provided for a 60-day period of imprisonment and a five-year period of probation to run consecutively rather than concurrently (see, Penal Law § 60.01 [d]; People v. Carozza, 105 A.D.2d 752). Thus, concludes the defendant, not only must that resentence be vacated, but the enhanced sentence imposed following his March 1986 conviction for rape, and other crimes, which was used as a predicate for the July 1983 felony conviction, must be vacated as well, because a valid sentence had not been imposed prior to the commission of the second felony (see, Penal Law § 70.06 [b] [ii]). These contentions are devoid of merit.
A review of the resentencing minutes of July 18, 1983, reveals that it was the resentencing court's intention to impose a true "split sentence", that is, to provide that the terms of imprisonment and probation imposed run concurrently (see, Penal Law § 60.01; People v. Carozza, supra). This intention was clearly understood by the parties. In any event, this issue has been rendered academic, as the defendant was resentenced on this conviction after having been found guilty of violating his probation.
Finally, the defendant did not challenge his predicate felony status at his March 1986 sentencing and, thus, has waived his current contention that the prior felony cannot be used as a predicate (see, CPL 400.21). In any event, the defendant's contention is without merit (see, People v. Leight, 90 Misc.2d 233). Thompson, J.P., Brown, Kunzeman and Rosenblatt, JJ., concur.