Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, the defendant's motion to withdraw his plea of guilty is granted, the plea of guilty is vacated, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for further proceedings.
The defendant, a noncitizen, pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree in late 2003, and a judgment of conviction was rendered in January 2004. Although a timely notice of appeal was filed...
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