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Failure to Inquire About Defendant’s Understanding of Intoxication Defense Required Vacation of Guilty Plea

The Second Department determined defendant’s guilty plea should be vacated because the defendant could not recall the events due to his intoxication and the court made no inquiry about whether the defendant was aware of the significance of his intoxication (a possible intoxication defense):

The defendant pleaded guilty to assault in the second degree (see Penal Law § 120.05). At the plea allocution, the defendant indicated that he had a very limited recollection of the incident, but admitted his guilt based on photographs, police reports, and witness statements. The County Court acknowledged that the defendant could not recollect the incident because he had been drinking alcoholic beverages at the time of the assault, and that the defendant’s alleged intoxication at the time of the incident could negate the intent element of the crime of assault in the second degree (see Penal Law §§ 15.25, 120.05). While defense counsel stated that he had discussed “a possible intoxication defense” with the defendant and that the defendant understood it, the court made no inquiry of the defendant to ensure that he was aware of the significance of his claim of intoxication … . The court’s failure to conduct any such inquiry of the defendant requires vacatur of the defendant’s plea of guilty… . People v Jiminez, 2013 Slip Op 06386, 2nd Dept 10-2-13

 

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