Court Opinion

ID: 4112546
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2016-12-30 20:10:44.907259+00
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<br><br><div align="center"><b><font size="+1">The People of the State of New York, Respondent,  

<br><br>against<br><br>Edward Guzman, Defendant-Appellant.</font></b></div><br><br> 

 

 

 

<p>Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County (Carol Berkman, J.), rendered February 20, 2012, convicting him, upon a plea of guilty, of attempted tampering with physical evidence (Penal Law  110.00/215.40[2]), and imposing sentence.</p> 

 

 

 

 

<p>Per Curiam.</p> 

<p>Judgment of conviction (Carol Berkman, J.), rendered February 20, 2012, reversed, on the law, accusatory instrument dismissed and surcharge, if paid, remitted.</p> 

<p>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 <i>Boykin</i> rights (<i>see Boykin v Alabama</i>, 395 U.S. 238, 242 [1969]; <i>People v Tyrell</i>, 22 NY3d 359, 365 [2013]). The People also agree that dismissal of the accusatory instrument is the appropriate corrective action in this particular case (<i>cf. People v Conceicao</i>, 26 NY3d 375, n. 1 [2015]).</p> 

<p>THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT</p> 

<br>I concurI concur 

<br>Decision Date: December 30, 2016 

 

 

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