Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Francisco Medina, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2016-09-08
Citations: 142 A.D.3d 799
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Francisco Medina, Appellant.
Judges: Concur— Sweeny, J.P., Andrias, Manzanet-Daniels and Kahn, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 142
Pages: 799–799

Head Matter:
(September 8, 2016)
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Francisco Medina, Appellant.
[37 NYS3d 204]

Opinion:
— Order, Supreme
Court, Bronx County (Doris M. Gonzalez, J.), entered on or about April 30, 2012, which denied defendant's CPL 440.10 motion to vacate his conviction, unanimously dismissed, as moot.
The Court of Appeals has recently clarified the scope of People v Ventura (17 NY3d 675 [2011]), holding that while that case prohibits the appellate divisions from dismissing direct appeals on account of a defendant's involuntary deportation, we retain the discretionary authority to dismiss permissive appeals on that ground. Consistent with that authority, we dismiss defendant's permissive appeal due to his involuntary deportation (People v Harrison, 27 NY3d 281 [2016]). It is accordingly unnecessary to reach defendant's further contentions.
Concur— Sweeny, J.P., Andrias, Manzanet-Daniels and Kahn, JJ.