People v. Williams

Defendant pled guilty to criminal sexual assault, and was required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA). Court properly denied Defendant's motion to withdraw his plea.Sex offender registration is a collateral consequence of Defendant's conviction, and court's failure to admonish him about SORA registration and restrictions does not render his plea unknowing or involuntary. As statutory amendment to Code of Criminal Procedure as to admonishments for guilty pleas are procedural changes, they may be applied retroactively to ongoing proceedings. The trial court proceedings here were completed well before statute was amended, and thus retroactive application of statute lacks practicality. (SCHMIDT and CARTER, concurring.)