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14-265. THE PEOPLE, res, v. FREDDIE SINGLETON, def-app — Judgment of conviction (Joanne D. Quinones, J.), rendered October 29, 2013, affirmed.

Defendant’s guilty plea was knowing, intelligent and voluntary (see People v. Conceicao, 26 NY3d 375, 382 [2015]; People v. Sougou, 26 NY3d 1052, 1054 [2015]). At the plea proceeding, defense counsel waived formal allocution and, in response to the court’s questioning, defendant personally confirmed that he was pleading guilty of his own free will, that he was in fact guilty, that he had “enough time to speak with [his] attorney about pleading guilty,” and that he understood that he was “giving up certain rights,” including the right to trial, the right to remain silent, and the right to have the People prove the case against him beyond a reasonable doubt. Thus, the record as a whole establishes defendant’s understanding and waiver of his constitutional rights (see Boykin v. Alabama, 395 US 238 [1969]), “notwithstanding any deficiencies in the plea colloquy, including the lack of reference to the right against self incrimination” (see People v. Velez, __ AD3d __, 2016 NY Slip Op 02572 [1st Dept. 2016]).

 
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