People v. Gaddy

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Frederic Berman, J.), rendered October 15, 1992, convicting defendant, upon his guilty plea, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 6 to 12 years, unanimously affirmed.

The hearing court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant’s last minute request to call additional witnesses, not then available to testify, whom defendant alleged would corroborate his testimony (see, Matter of Anthony M., 63 NY2d 270, 283-284). The hearing court properly credited the…