PEOPLE v. MOREIRA (2022)

Judgment of conviction (Jonathan Svetkey, J.), rendered June 11, 2019, affirmed.

Our review of the record indicates that defendant's guilty plea was entered knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently (see People v Conceicao, 26 NY3d 375 [2015]). In satisfaction of an accusatory instrument charging two counts of driving while intoxicated (see Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192 [2], [3]) and one count of driving while impaired by alcohol (see Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192[1]), defendant agreed to plead guilty to driving while impaired in exchange for a sentence of a conditional discharge, which required him to pay a $350 fine, complete an Impaired Drivers Program, and suspended his license for 90 days. In response to the court's questioning, defendant stated that he was pleading guilty freely and voluntarily, that he had an opportunity to discuss his case with counsel, and acknowledged the constitutional rights he was waiving, including the right to trial, the right to remain silent and to question the People's witnesses. Defendant also executed a form acknowledging that he was being sentenced to a “one year conditional discharge” and had received a written copy of the terms of the conditional discharge and its expiration date (see CPL 410.10[1]; see also People v Bush, ––– NY3d ––––, 2022 NY Slip Op 01956 [2022]).

In any event, the only relief defendant requests is dismissal of the accusatory instrument, rather than vacatur of the plea, 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 reinstating the charges (see People v Conceicao, 26 NY3d at 385 n), dismissal is not warranted and we therefore affirm.

All concur

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT.

Per Curiam.