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The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William HOOPER, Defendant–Appellant.
Judgment of conviction (Linda Poust–Lopez, J.), rendered February 27, 2013, affirmed.
Defendant's guilty plea was knowing, intelligent and voluntary. At the plea proceeding, defendant pleaded guilty to unlicensed driving, a traffic infraction, and disorderly conduct, a violation, in satisfaction of an accusatory instrument charging, inter alia, several misdemeanor offenses. Defendant personally confirmed that he was pleading guilty voluntarily and that he understood he was waiving the right to a trial, the right to present a defense and the right to confront the witnesses against him. Thus, the record as a whole establishes defendant's understanding and waiver of his constitutional rights (see Boykin v. Alabama, 395 US 238 [1969] ), despite the absence of a full enumeration of all the rights waived (see People v. Sougou, 26 NY3d 1052, 1054 [2015]; People v. Simmons, 138 AD3d 520 [2016], lv denied 27 NY3d 1139 [2016] ).
In any event, the only relief that defendant requests is dismissal of the information, and he expressly requests this Court to affirm his conviction if it does not grant a dismissal. Since we do not find that dismissal would be appropriate, we affirm on this basis as well (see People v. Conceicao 26 NY3d 375, 385 n 1 [2015]; People v. Teron, 139 AD3d 450 [2016] ).
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT.
Per Curiam.
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Docket No: 570464 /13
Decided: February 20, 2018
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Term, New York,
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