People v. Mejia
Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a resentence of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Knopf, J.), imposed September 15, 2008, which, upon his conviction of robbery in the first degree (two counts) and robbery in the second degree, after a nonjury trial (Rotker, J.), imposed a period of postrelease supervision in addition to the determinate sentence of imprisonment previously imposed on September 19, 2000.
Opinion of the Court
As the People correctly concede, the imposition of a period of postrelease supervision upon this defendant violated his rights under the Double Jeopardy Clause of the United States Constitution (see US Const Fifth Amend; People v Williams, 14 NY3d 198 [2010]; People v Marquez, 73 AD3d 1212 [2010]). Accordingly, the resentence must be reversed, the period of postrelease supervision vacated, and the original sentence reinstated. Dillon, J.P., Balkin, Chambers and Sgroi, JJ., concur.
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