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DEFENDANT WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE PERIOD OF POSTRELEASE SUPERVISION, GUILTY PLEA VACATED; THE WAIVER OF APPEAL WAS NOT DISCUSSED UNTIL AFTER THE GUILTY PLEA, WAIVER INVALID (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, vacating defendant’s guilty plea and finding the waiver of appeal invalid, held that the judge’s failure to inform defendant of the period of postrelease supervision rendered the guilty plea involuntary. In addition, the judge did not discuss the waiver of appeal until after the guilty plea:

… County Court did not specify the period of postrelease supervision to be imposed and did not explain that a term of postrelease supervision would be imposed even if the defendant successfully completed a substance abuse diversion program. … [T]he court’s failure to so advise the defendant prevented his plea from being knowing, voluntary, and intelligent … . …

… County Court did not discuss the appeal waiver until after the defendant had already admitted his guilt … , and the court failed to ascertain whether the defendant “understood the nature of the appellate rights being waived” and the consequences of waiving those rights … . People v Reyes, 2024 NY Slip Op 02547, Second Dept  5-8-24

Practice Point: Failure to inform defendant of the period of postrelease supervision renders the guilty plea involuntary.

Practice Point: Failure to discuss the waiver of appeal until after the defendant pleads guilty renders the waiver invalid.

 

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