PEOPLE v. DIAZ (2020)

Judgment of conviction (Kevin B. McGrath, J.), rendered March 30, 2016, affirmed.

The record establishes that defendant's plea was knowing, intelligent and voluntary (see People v. Conceicao, 26 NY3d 375, 382-383 [2015]; People v. Sougou, 26 NY3d 1052, 1054—1055 [2015]). At the plea proceeding, defendant waived formal allocution, admitted his guilt to the charges covered by the plea, stated that he had time to discuss his case with counsel, and waived specific constitutional rights, including the right to trial, the right to remain silent and the right "to be present when witnesses are called to assist in your defense and to testify on your own behalf." Thus, the record as a whole establishes defendant's understanding and waiver of his constitutional rights, despite the absence of a full enumeration of all the rights waived (see People v. Sougou, 26 NY3d at 1054; People v. Simmons, 138 AD3d 520 [2016], lv denied 27 NY3d 1139 [2016]), and notwithstanding the omission of "the word 'jury' from [the court's] reference to giving up the right to a trial" (People v. Terrell, 134 AD3d 651, 652 [2015], lv denied 27 NY3d 1075 [2016]; see People v. Williams, 137 AD3d 706 [2016], lv denied 27 NY3d 1141 [2016]).

In any event, the only relief defendant requests is dismissal of the accusatory instrument, and he expressly requests that this Court affirm his conviction if it does not grant dismissal. Since it cannot be said that no penological purpose would be served by remanding the matter to Criminal Court for further proceedings, dismissal is not warranted and therefore, we affirm on this basis as well (see People v. Conceicao, 26 NY3d at 385; People v. Teron, 139 AD3d 450 [2016]).

Per Curiam.