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ALTHOUGH THE ARGUMENT WAS NOT PRESERVED, THE APPEAL WAS CONSIDERED IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE, DEFENDANT INDICATED HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF THE CRIME TO WHICH HE PLED GUILTY BUT THE JUDGE MADE NO FURTHER INQUIRY, THE PLEA WAS THEREFORE NOT KNOWINGLY, INTELLIGENTLY AND VOLUNTARILY ENTERED (FOURTH DEPT).

The Fourth Department, reversing defendant’s conviction in the interest of justice, determined defendant’s guilty plea was not knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily entered:

We agree with defendant that his plea was not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily entered … . Although defendant failed to preserve that contention for our review because “his motion to withdraw his plea was made on grounds different from those advanced on appeal” … , and this case does not fall within the “narrow exception” to the preservation rule … , we exercise our power to review defendant’s contention as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice … .

“A trial court has the constitutional duty to ensure that a defendant, before pleading guilty, has a full understanding of what the plea connotes and its consequences” … . After Supreme Court accepted defendant’s guilty plea, defendant stated that he was confused by the plea proceeding, and the court asked him if he had any questions about the consequences of pleading guilty. Defendant then made a series of remarks from which it became apparent that he did not understand the nature of the crime to which he had entered his guilty plea. Although defendant was “obviously confused,” the court made no further inquiry whether he understood the plea or its consequences … . People v Hector, 2019 NY Slip Op 03504, Fourth Dept 5-3-19

 

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