People v. Jones

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Freehill, J.), rendered April 2, 2010, convicting him of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the Feople’s contention, the defendant’s involuntary deportation after he filed the notice of appeal does not warrant dismissal of this appeal (see People v Ventura, 17 NY3d 675, 678 [2011]). However, under the totality of the circumstances of this case, the defendant’s contention that his counsel…