New York Court of Appeals
People v. Sparber
April 29, 200810 N.Y.3d 457
Summary
The Court of Appeals held that the sentencing courts erred by failing to orally pronounce the mandatory post‑release supervision (PRS) terms required by Penal Law §§ 70.00(6) and 70.45(1). The error is remedied by vacating the sentences and remitting the cases to the trial courts for resentencing with proper pronouncement, rather than striking the PRS terms. The Court rejected the defendants' procedural arguments and affirmed the modified orders.