Opinion
570815/17
05-14-2019
The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Carlos M. Binett PRANDY, Defendant-Appellant.
Per Curiam.
Judgment of conviction (Barbara F. Newman, J.H.O.), dated December 13, 2017, reversed, on the law, accusatory instrument dismissed and fine, if paid, remitted.
The terse plea colloquy fails to establish that defendant understood the nature of the offense to which he was pleading, and that his plea was knowing, intelligent and voluntary. Given the relatively minor nature of the infraction here charged, we dismiss the accusatory instrument in lieu of remanding the matter (see People v. Burwell , 53 NY2d 849, 851 [1981] ).
We note the absence of a respondent's brief.