People v. Beach (Gilberto)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

against

Gilberto Beach, Defendant-Appellant.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County (Laura A. Ward, J.), rendered April 2, 2016, convicting him, upon a plea of guilty, of unlawful possession of marijuana, and imposing sentence.

Judgment of conviction (Laura A. Ward, J.), rendered April 2, 2016, reversed, on the law, accusatory instrument dismissed, and fine, if paid, remitted.

The record fails to support the conclusion that defendant's guilty plea to unlawful possession of marijuana was…