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People v. Jean

Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 13, 2023
2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 6380 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)

Opinion

Nos. 2019-08425 2019-10264 Ind. Nos. 7239/18 1832/19

12-13-2023

The People of the State of New York, respondent, v. Paolo Jean, appellant.

Twyla Carter, New York, NY (Ronald Zapata and Jody Ratner of counsel), for appellant. Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove, Solomon Neubort, and Daniel Berman of counsel), for respondent.


Twyla Carter, New York, NY (Ronald Zapata and Jody Ratner of counsel), for appellant.

Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY (Leonard Joblove, Solomon Neubort, and Daniel Berman of counsel), for respondent.

FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, J.P. ROBERT J. MILLER DEBORAH A. DOWLING CARL J. LANDICINO, JJ.

DECISION & ORDER

Appeals by the defendant from two judgments of the Supreme Court, Kings County (John G. Ingram, J.), both rendered July 9, 2019, convicting him of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree under Indictment No. 1832/19, and attempted identity theft in the second degree under Indictment No. 7239/18, upon his pleas of guilty, and imposing sentences.

ORDERED that the matters are remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, to afford the defendant an opportunity to move to vacate his pleas of guilty in accordance herewith, and for a report thereafter to this Court limited to the Supreme Court's findings with respect to whether the defendant has moved to vacate his pleas of guilty and, if so, whether he has established an entitlement to the withdrawal of his pleas, and the appeals are held in abeyance in the interim. The Supreme Court, Kings County, shall file its report with all convenient speed.

The defendant pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree and attempted identity theft in the second degree. On appeal, the defendant contends that his pleas of guilty were not knowing, voluntary, and intelligent because he is not a United States citizen and the Supreme Court never advised him of the possibility that he could be deported as a consequence of his pleas of guilty.

The defendant's contention that his due process rights were violated due to the Supreme Court's failure to warn him that his pleas could subject him to deportation is excepted from the requirement of preservation because the record does not demonstrate that the defendant was aware that he could be deported as a consequence of his pleas of guilty (see People v Peque, 22 N.Y.3d 168, 182-183; People v Bamugo, 199 A.D.3d 928, 928). Indeed, here, the record shows that the court failed to address the possibility of deportation as a consequence of the defendant's pleas of guilty (see People v Peque, 22 N.Y.3d at 183; People v Hernandez, 214 A.D.3d 900, 901; People v Bamugo, 199 A.D.3d at 928-929).

Accordingly, we remit the matters to the Supreme Court, Kings County, to afford the defendant an opportunity to move to vacate his pleas of guilty and for a report by the Supreme Court thereafter (see People v Bamugo, 199 A.D.3d at 929; People v Kostyk, 170 A.D.3d 1042, 1042). Upon such motion, the defendant will have the burden of establishing that there is a "reasonable probability" that he would not have pleaded guilty had the court warned him of the possibility of deportation (People v Peque, 22 N.Y.3d at 176). In its report to this Court, the Supreme Court shall set forth whether the defendant moved to vacate his pleas of guilty and, if so, its determination as to whether the defendant made the requisite showing or failed to make the requisite showing (see id. at 200-201; People v Bamugo, 199 A.D.3d at 929).

CONNOLLY, J.P., MILLER, DOWLING and LANDICINO, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Jean

Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 13, 2023
2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 6380 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)
Case details for

People v. Jean

Case Details

Full title:The People of the State of New York, respondent, v. Paolo Jean, appellant.

Court:Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Dec 13, 2023

Citations

2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 6380 (N.Y. App. Div. 2023)