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DEFENDANT’S MOTION PAPERS AND EXHIBITS RAISED A QUESTION OF FACT ABOUT WHETHER HE WOULD HAVE PLED GUILTY IF HE WERE AWARE HE COULD BE DEPORTED BASED ON THE PLEA; THEREFORE THE JUDGE SHOULD NOT HAVE DENIED THE MOTION WITHOUT HOLDING A HEARING (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, remitting the matter, determined the judge should not have denied defendant’s motion to vacate his plea without holding a hearing. Defendant alleged he would not have pled guilty if he had been informed of the deportation consequences:

According to the defendant’s motion and exhibits, he allegedly immigrated to the United States at approximately 17 years of age, resided here for approximately 26 years, was employed in the United States, and had two children here. Under the circumstances of this case, the defendant’s allegations in his motion that he would not have pleaded guilty and would instead have gone to trial had the court warned him of the possibility of deportation, were sufficient to raise an issue of fact in that regard … . Therefore, the County Court erred in deciding the defendant’s motion to vacate his plea without a hearing. People v Hernandez, 2023 NY Slip Op 06752, Second Dept 12-27-23

Practice Point: If a defendant, in a motion to vacate his plea, raises a question of fact about whether he would have pled guilty if he had know he could be deported, the judge should not deny the motion without holding a hearing.

 

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