People v. Divalentino

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Berry, J.), rendered August 17, 2011, as amended September 12, 2011, convicting him of attempted murder in the second degree and conspiracy in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, the defendant’s plea of guilty is vacated, and the matter is remitted to the County Court, Orange County, for further proceedings in accordance herewith.

In his pro se supplemental brief, the defendant contends that his plea of guilty was not knowingly,…