People v. McCrorey (Brandon)

• Court: Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
• Decided: April 10, 2017
• Docket: 2017 NYSlipOp 50448(U)
• Status: Published

Opinion

The People of the State of New York,

against

Brandon McCrorey, Defendant-Appellant.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County (Herbert J. Adlerberg, J.H.O.), rendered June 2, 2015, convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of disorderly conduct and imposing sentence.

Per Curiam.

Judgment of conviction (Herbert J. Adlerberg, J.H.O.), rendered June 2, 2015, reversed, on the law, accusatory instrument dismissed and surcharge, if paid, remitted.

As the People concede, defendant's conviction must be vacated since the plea record lacks the requisite "affirmative showing" that defendant understood and waived his Boykin rights (see Boykin v Alabama, 395 US 238, 242 [1969]; People v Tyrell, 22 NY3d 359, 365 [2013]). The People also agree that dismissal of the accusatory instrument is the appropriate corrective action in this particular case (cf. People v Conceicao, 26 NY3d 375, n 1 [2015]). In light of our disposition, we reach no other issues.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT.

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Decision Date: April 10, 2017