CPL § 380.20

Sentence required

§ 380.20 Sentence required.

The court must pronounce sentence in every case where a conviction is entered. If an accusatory instrument contains multiple counts and a conviction is entered on more than one count the court must pronounce sentence on each count.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/380.20

In plain English

The court MUST pronounce sentence in every case where a conviction is entered. ★ If there are convictions on multiple counts, the court must sentence on each count.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 3 — The JG-22 Criminal Procedure Law and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.