Opinion
570107/15
11-21-2017
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Keith Rolland, Defendant-Appellant.
PRESENT: Lowe, III, P.J., Schoenfeld, Shulman, JJ.
Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County (Herbert J. Adlerberg, J.H.O.), rendered December 16, 2014, convicting him, upon a plea of guilty, of disorderly conduct, and imposing sentence.
Per Curiam.
Judgment of conviction (Herbert J. Adlerberg, J.H.O.) rendered December 16, 2014, reversed on the law, accusatory instrument dismissed, and fine, if paid, remitted.
As the People concede, defendant's conviction must be vacated since the plea record lacks the requisite "affirmative showing" that defendant understood and waived his Boykin rights (Boykin v Alabama, 395 US 238, 242 [1969]; People v Tyrell, 22 NY3d 359, 365 [2013]). The People also agree that dismissal of the accusatory instrument is the appropriate corrective action in this particular case (cf. People v Conceicao, 26 NY3d 375, 385 n [2015]).
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT. I concur I concur I concur Decision Date: November 21, 2017