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People v. Torrence

SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE TERM, FIRST DEPARTMENT
Jan 22, 2021
70 Misc. 3d 136 (N.Y. App. Term 2021)

Opinion

570574/19

01-22-2021

The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Phillip TORRENCE, Defendant-Appellant.


Per Curiam.

Judgment of conviction (Marisol Martinez Alonso, J.), rendered December 18, 2018, affirmed.

Defendant was charged in an accusatory instrument with burglary in the third degree (see Penal Law § 140.20 ), a felony, and two misdemeanor offenses. Pursuant to a plea agreement, the felony charge was dismissed and defendant pleaded guilty to one of the charged misdemeanors, criminal trespass in the third degree (see Penal Law § 140.10[a] ). On appeal, defendant challenges the facial sufficiency of the trespass charge to which he pleaded guilty. However, the only relief defendant requests is dismissal of the accusatory instrument rather than vacatur of the plea, and he expressly requests that this Court affirm the conviction if it does not grant a dismissal.

Even were we to accept defendant's contention that the trespass charge to which he pleaded guilty was jurisdictionally defective, we find that his specific request for dismissal would not be an appropriate remedy. In view of the serious nature of the other charges contained in the accusatory instrument and defendant's extensive criminal history, a penological purpose would be served by remanding the matter for further proceedings (see People v Conceicao , 26 NY3d 375, 385 n [2015] ). We therefore affirm the judgment of conviction without reviewing defendant's challenge, as the ultimate outcome of this appeal would, in any event, be an affirmance (see People v Teron , 139 AD3d 450 [2016] ).

All concur


Summaries of

People v. Torrence

SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE TERM, FIRST DEPARTMENT
Jan 22, 2021
70 Misc. 3d 136 (N.Y. App. Term 2021)
Case details for

People v. Torrence

Case Details

Full title:The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Phillip Torrence…

Court:SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE TERM, FIRST DEPARTMENT

Date published: Jan 22, 2021

Citations

70 Misc. 3d 136 (N.Y. App. Term 2021)
2021 N.Y. Slip Op. 50045
137 N.Y.S.3d 616

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