People v. Benjamin (Vontia)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

against

Vontia Jasmine Benjamin, Appellant.

New York City Legal Aid Society, (Denise Fabiano), for appellant. Queens County District Attorney (John M. Castellano, Johnnette Traill, Merri Turk Lasky of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Queens County (Stephanie L. Zaro, J.), rendered September 10, 2015. The judgment convicted defendant, upon her plea of guilty, of falsely reporting an incident in the third degree. The appeal from the judgment of conviction brings up for review an order of…