People v. Angelakos

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Term should be reversed, defendant’s motion to vacate the judgment of conviction denied and the judgment of conviction reinstated.

Defendant, a physician, entered into a fee-splitting arrangement with her landlord in which she agreed to pay the landlord a percentage of her earnings. As a result, she was charged with and pleaded guilty to violating the Public *672Health Law (Public Health Law §§ 12-b, 4708; see also, 10 NYCRR 83.12 [a]). A year later she brought this proceeding pursuant to CPL 440.10 (1) (h) to vacate her guilty plea,…