People v. Gumpton
Decision Date | 19 November 2021 |
Docket Number | 979,KA 19-00934 |
Citation | 154 N.Y.S.3d 896 (Mem),199 A.D.3d 1485 |
Parties | The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Priscilla GUMPTON, Defendant-Appellant. |
Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
DAVID R. MORABITO, EAST ROCHESTER, FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
JOSEPH V. CARDONE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ALBION (SUSAN M. HOWARD OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT.
PRESENT: CARNI, J.P., LINDLEY, NEMOYER, WINSLOW, AND BANNISTER, JJ.
It is hereby ORDERED that the case is held, the decision is reserved and the matter is remitted to Orleans County Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting her, upon her plea of guilty, of attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree ( Penal Law §§ 110.00, 205.25 [1] ). Because defendant's challenge to the voluntariness of her plea would survive even a valid waiver of the right to appeal, we need not address the validity of that waiver (see People v. Judy , 191 A.D.3d 1454, 1455, 138 N.Y.S.3d 434 [4th Dept. 2021], lv denied 36 N.Y.3d 1121, 146 N.Y.S.3d 209, 169 N.E.3d 567 [2021] ). We agree with defendant that County Court erred in denying her motion to withdraw her plea without a hearing because the record—specifically, defense counsel's affidavit swearing that defendant's plea was coerced—"raises a legitimate question as to the voluntariness of the plea" ( People v. Brown , 14 N.Y.3d 113, 116, 897 N.Y.S.2d 674, 924 N.E.2d 782 [2010] ; see People v. Hall , 138 A.D.3d 1407, 1407-1408, 30 N.Y.S.3d 422 [4th Dept. 2016] ). We therefore hold the case, reserve decision, and remit the matter to County Court to appoint new defense counsel and to rule on defendant's motion to withdraw her plea following an evidentiary hearing.
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