People v. McFadden (Crystal)

Opinion

The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

against

Crystal McFadden, Defendant-Appellant.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County (Ruth Pickholz, J.), rendered October 22, 2017, convicting her, upon a plea of guilty, of criminal mischief in the fourth degree, and imposing sentence.

Per Curiam.

Judgment of conviction (Ruth Pickholz, J.), rendered October 22, 2017, reversed, on the law, and the accusatory instrument dismissed.

As the People concede, defendant's conviction must be vacated since the plea record lacks the requisite "affirmative showing" that defendant understood and waived her 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, 385 n 1 [2015]).

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT.

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Decision Date: September 14, 2018