Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Declemente, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1985-02-19
Citations: 108 A.D.2d 868
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Michael Declemente, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 108
Pages: 868–868

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Michael Declemente, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Brennan, J.), rendered April 30, 1984, convicting him of petit larceny, upon his plea of guilty, and sentencing him to six months' imprisonment.
Judgment modified, on the law, by vacating the sentence. As so modified, judgment affirmed and case remitted to Criminal Term for further proceedings in accordance herewith.
The record reveals that at sentencing defendant was not afforded an opportunity to withdraw his plea when it was apparent that the sentence promise would not be fulfilled. " It is a basis [sic] principle of our law that "a guilty plea induced by an unfulfilled promise either must be vacated or the promise honored" ' " (People v Clemons, 70 AD2d 884, citing People v Torres, 45 NY2d 751, 753; People v Grant, 99 AD2d 536).
Accordingly, we remit the case to Criminal Term, which shall impose the agreed-upon sentence or offer defendant the opportunity of withdrawing his plea. Weinstein, J. P., Brown, Niehoff and Lawrence, JJ., concur.