People v. Rodriguez

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Martin Rettinger, J.), rendered September 18, 1990, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of imprisonment of 4 Vi to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was not deprived of effective assistance of counsel because defense counsel informed the court that defendant was a predicate felon. Counsel did so merely to explain the factual circumstances surrounding the proceedings and to apprise the court of defendant’s objection to…