| People v Johnson (Charles) |
| 2013 NY Slip Op 50034(U) [38 Misc 3d 132(A)] |
| Decided on January 8, 2013 |
| Appellate Term, Second Department |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| As corrected in part through February 6, 2013; it will not be published in the printed Official Reports. |
Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Criminal Court of the City of New
York, Queens County (Robert M. Raciti, J.), dated June 14, 2010. The order, without a
hearing, denied defendant's motion, pursuant to CPL 440.10 (1) (h), to vacate the
judgment convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of disorderly conduct.
ORDERED that the order is reversed, on the law, and the matter is remitted to the Criminal Court for a new determination, following a hearing, of defendant's motion to vacate the judgment of conviction.
In May 2009, defendant, along with two co-defendants, was charged with criminal
possession of marihuana in the fifth degree (Penal Law § 221.10 [1]) and unlawful
possession of marihuana (Penal Law § 221.05). In satisfaction of the charges,
defendant pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct (Penal Law § 240.20) and was
sentenced to a conditional discharge. Thereafter, defendant moved, pursuant to CPL
440.10 (1) (h), to vacate the judgment of conviction on the ground that he had received
the ineffective assistance of counsel. Without holding a hearing, the Criminal Court
denied defendant's motion.
Upon a review of the record, we find that the allegations set forth in defendant's affidavit in support of his CPL 440.10 (1) (h) motion are sufficient to warrant a hearing (see People v [*2]Lange, 21 Misc 3d 6 [App Term, 9th & 10th Jud Dists 2008], lv denied 11 NY3d 855 [2008]; People v Michael, 16 Misc 3d 84 [App Term, 9th & 10th Jud Dists 2007]; see also People v Mobley, 59 AD3d 741 [2009]).
Accordingly, the order is reversed and the matter is remitted to the Criminal Court for a new determination, following a hearing, of defendant's motion to vacate the judgment of conviction.
Pesce, P.J., Weston and Aliotta, JJ., concur.