People v Lindsay
2010 NY Slip Op 03148 [72 AD3d 845]
April 13, 2010
Appellate Division, Second Department
As corrected through Wednesday, June 9, 2010


The People of the State of New York,Respondent,
v
Derwin Lindsay, Appellant.

[*1]Michael A. Fiechter, Bellmore, N.Y., for appellant.

Kathleen M. Rice, District Attorney, Mineola, N.Y. (Tammy J. Smiley of counsel; MichaelMaffei on the brief), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Reilly, J.),rendered May 7, 2008, convicting him of attempted robbery in the first degree, upon his plea ofguilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, the plea is vacated, and the matter isremitted to the County Court, Nassau County, for further proceedings in accordance herewith.

At the time of the plea, the County Court failed to advise the defendant that his sentencewould include a mandatory period of postrelease supervision and certain restitution.

The failure of the County Court to advise the defendant, at the time of the plea, that hissentence would include a period of postrelease supervision, requires reversal of the judgment ofconviction (see People v Hill, 9NY3d 189, 191-192 [2007], cert denied 553 US 1048 [2008]; People v Louree, 8 NY3d 541,544-545 [2007]; People v Catu, 4NY3d 242, 245 [2005]).

Accordingly, we reverse the judgment, vacate the plea, and remit the matter to the CountyCourt, Nassau County, for further proceedings (see People v Curry, 65 AD3d 1373 [2009]; People v Borrego, 59 AD3d 456[2009]; People v Stewart, 57 AD3d581 [2008]).

In light of our determination, the defendant's contention concerning the County Court'sfailure to advise him of restitution at the time of the plea has been rendered academic (cf.People v Fields, 193 AD2d 814 [1993]). Rivera, J.P., Covello, Angiolillo, Leventhal andRoman, JJ., concur.


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