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DEFENDANT, DURING THE PLEA COLLOQUY, DID NOT ADMIT HE POSSESSED A STOLEN “MOTOR VEHICLE,” AS OPPOSED TO A “MOTOR CYCLE,” AND THE JUDGE DID NOT INQUIRE FURTHER; THE ISSUE NEED NOT BE PRESERVED FOR APPEAL BY A MOTION TO WITHDRAW THE PLEA; GUILTY PLEA VACATED (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, vacating defendant’s guilty plea, determined the judge should have inquired further when defendant did not admit he possessed a “motor vehicle,” as opposed to a “motor cycle.” The court noted the issue may be raised on appeal without having moved to withdraw the plea:

As charged here, criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree requires possession of “a motor vehicle . . . other than a motorcycle” … . During his plea allocution the defendant admitted to possession of “a motor cycle.” No further inquiry was made by the Supreme Court.

“[W]here a defendant’s factual recitation negates an essential element of the crime pleaded to, the court may not accept the plea without making further inquiry to ensure that defendant understands the nature of the charge and that the plea is intelligently entered” … . Where, as here, the court fails in its duty to inquire further, a defendant may raise a claim regarding the validity of the plea even without having moved to withdraw the plea … .

Here, as the defendant contends and the People correctly concede, the Supreme Court’s failure to inquire into the validity of the plea after the allocution clearly negated an essential element of the crime requires reversal of the judgment of conviction … . People v Douglas, 2021 NY Slip Op 06857, Second Dept 12-8-21

 

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