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People v. Pastor

Court of Appeals of New York.
Dec 15, 2016
2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 8399 (N.Y. 2016)

Summary

In Pastor, the Court of Appeals simply held that the defendant's contention "that his attorney misadvised him about the immigration consequences of his plea" should be raised by way of a CPL 440.10 motion as the plea record on its face did not support his contention that he received "mis-advice" (id. at 1091, 45 N.Y.S.3d 317, 68 N.E.3d 42).

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Opinion

12-15-2016

The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Natalio PASTOR, Appellant.

Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York City (Robin Nichinsky of counsel), for appellant. Darcel D. Clark, District Attorney, Bronx (Emily A. Aldridge of counsel), for respondent.


Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York City (Robin Nichinsky of counsel), for appellant.

Darcel D. Clark, District Attorney, Bronx (Emily A. Aldridge of counsel), for respondent.

OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant's challenges to the validity of his guilty plea are unpreserved and unreviewable by this Court. Defendant had "an opportunity to seek relief from the sentencing court" by moving to withdraw his plea based on his alleged justification defense, and therefore the "narrow exception to the preservation requirement" does not apply (People v. Conceicao, 26 N.Y.3d 375, 381, 23 N.Y.S.3d 124, 44 N.E.3d 199 [2015] ). Defendant said nothing during the plea colloquy or the sentencing proceeding that negated an element of the crime or raised the possibility of a justification defense, and therefore People v. Lopez , 71 N.Y.2d 662, 666, 529 N.Y.S.2d 465, 525 N.E.2d 5 (1988) is inapplicable.

Defendant's further contention that the court failed to advise him of the immigration consequences of his plea is also unpreserved for appellate review. The court informed defendant during the plea colloquy that if he was not a citizen, he could face deportation as a result of his guilty plea. Defendant therefore was informed before he pleaded guilty of the possibility that he could be deported as a result of his plea, and if he was confused about that issue, he was obligated to move to withdraw his plea on that ground before the sentencing court (see People v. Peque, 22 N.Y.3d 168, 182–183, 980 N.Y.S.2d 280, 3 N.E.3d 617 [2013], cert. denied sub nom. Thomas v. New York, 574 U.S. ––––, 135 S.Ct. 90, 190 L.Ed.2d 75 [2014] ). To the extent defendant contends that his attorney misadvised him about the immigration consequences of his plea, defendant must raise that claim by way of a CPL 440.10 motion.

Chief Judge DiFIORE and Judges PIGOTT, RIVERA, ABDUS–SALAAM, STEIN, FAHEY and GARCIA concur.

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.11 ), order affirmed, in a memorandum.


Summaries of

People v. Pastor

Court of Appeals of New York.
Dec 15, 2016
2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 8399 (N.Y. 2016)

In Pastor, the Court of Appeals simply held that the defendant's contention "that his attorney misadvised him about the immigration consequences of his plea" should be raised by way of a CPL 440.10 motion as the plea record on its face did not support his contention that he received "mis-advice" (id. at 1091, 45 N.Y.S.3d 317, 68 N.E.3d 42).

Summary of this case from People v. Johnson
Case details for

People v. Pastor

Case Details

Full title:The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Natalio PASTOR…

Court:Court of Appeals of New York.

Date published: Dec 15, 2016

Citations

2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 8399 (N.Y. 2016)
45 N.Y.S.3d 317
68 N.E.3d 42
2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 8399

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