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No. 212 SSM 18
The People &c.,
            Appellant,
        v.
William Sosa,
            Respondent.




          Submitted by William Terrell, III, for appellant.
          Submitted by Jeffrey Delheim, for respondent.




MEMORANDUM:

          The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed
and the judgment of Supreme Court reinstated.   The record here
evidences that defendant was aware that he had the right to a
trial, had the benefit of his counsel's efforts and guidance,


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spoke with counsel, and chose to forgo trial in favor of entering
a guilty plea.   Therefore, the totality of the circumstances
establish the voluntariness of the plea (People v Conceicao, 26
NY3d 375, 382-384 [2015]).
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On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules
(22 NYCRR 500.11), order reversed and judgment of Supreme Court,
Bronx County, reinstated, in a memorandum. Chief Judge DiFiore
and Judges Pigott, Rivera, Abdus-Salaam, Stein, Fahey and Garcia
concur.

Decided September 20, 2016




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