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People v. Candel

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York.
Jul 13, 2017
152 A.D.3d 435 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)

Opinion

207/08

07-13-2017

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Pierre Candel, Defendant-Appellant.

Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Mark W. Zeno of counsel), for appellant. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Hope Korenstein of counsel), respondent.


Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Mark W. Zeno of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Hope Korenstein of counsel), respondent.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Bruce Allen, J.), entered on or about May 22, 2015, which denied defendant's CPL 440.10 motion to vacate a judgment of conviction rendered July 30, 2008, unanimously reversed, on the law, and the matter remanded for an evidentiary hearing.

Defendant alleged in support of his CPL 440.10 motion that counsel at his plea affirmatively misadvised him (see generally People v McDonald, 1 NY3d 109, 111 [2003]) that he "could" be deported, but "maybe" could avoid deportation if he stayed out of further trouble. However, since defendant pleaded guilty to an aggravated felony under federal law, deportation was mandatory irrespective of subsequent good behavior (see People v Corporan, 135 AD3d 485 [1st Dept 2016]). Defendant also alleged that, although he was innocent, he accepted what he thought was a favorable plea because it involved a sentence of probation, whereas, had he known that deportation was mandatory, he would have asked counsel to negotiate a disposition with less onerous deportation consequences or would have proceeded to trial, in light of the fact that he has family here.

Defendant raised sufficient questions of fact concerning the effectiveness of counsel's assistance to warrant a hearing on the content of counsel's immigration advice, and whether defendant was prejudiced (see id.).

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

ENTERED: JULY 13, 2017

CLERK


Summaries of

People v. Candel

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York.
Jul 13, 2017
152 A.D.3d 435 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)
Case details for

People v. Candel

Case Details

Full title:The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Pierre Candel…

Court:Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York.

Date published: Jul 13, 2017

Citations

152 A.D.3d 435 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)
2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 5680
55 N.Y.S.3d 654

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