People v. Pagan

Appeal by the defendant from two judgments of the County Court, Orange County (De Rosa, J.), both rendered May 25, 2005, convicting him of assault in the second degree (two counts) under indictment No. 04-00901, and assault on a peace officer under indictment No. 04-00906, upon his pleas of guilty, and imposing sentences.

Ordered that the judgments are reversed, on the law, the pleas are vacated, and the matter is remitted to the County Court, Orange County, for further proceedings in accordance herewith.

On appeal, the defendant challenges the validity of his pleas on the ground that the court…