People v. Rivera

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (De Rosa, J.), rendered April 22, 2013, convicting him of assault 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.

The defendant was charged with assault in the second degree (four counts) and, thereafter, agreed to plead guilty to a single count of assault in the second degree. On appeal, the…