Criminal procedure (motion to vacate a conviction)
Request to set aside a 2012 drunk-driving conviction denied
People v Pazmino (2023 NY Slip Op 23046) · Feb. 10, 2023
Decided the motion as a judge of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Queens County.
Summarily denied the defendant's motion to vacate the conviction.
What this tells you
One of two published decisions signed by him that were found.
Case context & history
The question: Whether to vacate (set aside) the defendant's 2012 conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
Outcome / stage: Motion denied.
The defendant pleaded guilty in 2012 and later moved to vacate the conviction, arguing his plea was not made knowingly because he did not know the conviction could lead the Department of Motor Vehicles to decline his request for a new license.
History coverage: Whether this ruling was appealed was not established.