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PEOPLE v. RODRIGUEZ, 132 A.D.3d 1374 (2015)

Court: Supreme Court of New York Number: innyco20151009283 Visitors: 9
Filed: Oct. 09, 2015
Latest Update: Oct. 09, 2015
Summary: Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Penny M. Wolfgang, J.), rendered October 7, 2013. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of assault in the second degree. It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously reversed on the law, the plea is vacated, and the matter is remitted to Supreme Court, Erie County, for further proceedings on the indictment. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon his plea of guilt
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Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Penny M. Wolfgang, J.), rendered October 7, 2013. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of assault in the second degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously reversed on the law, the plea is vacated, and the matter is remitted to Supreme Court, Erie County, for further proceedings on the indictment.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of assault in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.05 [9]). As the People correctly concede, "[b]ecause the court failed to specify the period of postrelease supervision or the permissible range of postrelease supervision prior to imposing sentence, reversal is required" (People v Hernandez, 83 A.D.3d 1581, 1581 [2011]; see People v Turner, 24 N.Y.3d 254, 258 [2014]; People v Catu, 4 N.Y.3d 242, 245 [2005]). We nevertheless reject defendant's contention in his pro se supplemental brief that the matter must be remitted to a different Supreme Court Justice inasmuch as he has "failed to show the existence of any actual impropriety, prejudice, or bias with respect to" sentencing or the manner in which the Justice herein conducted the proceedings (Matter of Serkez v Serkez, 34 A.D.3d 592, 592 [2006]; see People v Weekes, 46 A.D.3d 583, 584-585 [2007], lv denied 10 N.Y.3d 845 [2008]; see generally Judiciary Law § 14; People v Moreno, 70 N.Y.2d 403, 405 [1987]).

In view of our decision, we do not address defendant's remaining contentions.

Source:  Leagle

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