People v. G.M.

*275OPINION OF THE COURT

Toko Serita, J.

Introduction

During a five-month span, from September 1997 through January 1998, defendant G.M.1 was arrested on six separate occasions, twice each for prostitution, criminal trespass and drug possession. As a result of the guilty pleas taken in each of these cases, she was ultimately convicted of two violations and four class B misdemeanors. The defendant now moves to vacate these convictions pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law § 440.10 on the grounds that, among other things, she was a trafficking victim at the time these offenses occurred. On April 1, 2011,…