People v. D'Amico

On or about June 28, 1989, the defendant was charged with one count of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree and one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree in connection with the sale of cocaine to an undercover police officer. On December 4, 1989, after lengthy plea negotiations in which the defendant endeavored to secure the District Attorney’s recommendation for a sentence of lifetime probation, he agreed to plead guilty to the reduced charge of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree in exchange for a…