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THE PLEA ALLOCUTION NEGATED ELEMENTS OF THE CRIME; APPEAL HEARD DESPITE FAILURE TO PRESERVE THE ISSUE BY MOVING TO WITHDRAW THE PLEA; GUILTY PLEA VACATED (SECOND DEPT). ​

The Second Department, vacating defendant’s guilty plea, determined the defendant’s factual recitation preceding the plea negated elements of the offense. The court heard the appeal despite a failure to preserve the error by moving to withdraw the plea:

Although the defendant failed to preserve for appellate review his contention concerning the factual recitation with respect to the charge of attempted burglary in the second degree, where, as here, the defendant’s factual recitation clearly casts significant doubt upon his guilt or otherwise calls into question the voluntariness of the plea, the defendant may challenge the sufficiency of the plea allocution on direct appeal despite the failure to move to withdraw his plea of guilty on that ground … .

The crime of attempted burglary in the second degree provides, in relevant part, that a person is guilty of that offense when, inter alia, he or she knowingly enters a dwelling unlawfully with the intent to commit a crime therein (Penal Law §§ 110.00, 140.25[2]). During his plea allocution, the defendant stated that he did not enter the home knowingly. Upon further questioning by the County Court, the defendant stated that he had “no intent” to commit the crime. The defendant’s factual recitation therefore negated an essential element of attempted burglary in the second degree, which was not corrected by further inquiry by the court, thereby calling into question the voluntariness of the defendant’s plea … . People v Martinez, 2024 NY Slip Op 02938, Second Dept 5-29-24

Practice Point: When the plea allocution negates elements of the crime and the judge does not inquire further, the question whether the plea was voluntary is raised.

Practice Point: When it is clear from the record that the plea allocution negated elements of the crime, the issue will be heard on direct appeal even if not preserved by a motion to withdraw the plea.

 

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