People v. Thomas (Alirasheed)

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County (John Cataldo, J.H.O.), rendered January 14, 2015, convicting him, upon a plea of guilty, of violating Public Health Law § 229, and imposing sentence.

Per Curiam.

Judgment of conviction (John Cataldo, J.H.O.) rendered January 14, 2015, reversed, on the law, and accusatory instrument dismissed.

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.