People v. Cuadrado

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Alvin Schlesinger, J.), rendered November 4, 1988, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of murder in the second degree and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of from 23 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Before the court accepted his guilty plea, defendant explained that in September of 1987, he reached an agreement with Spiro Varsos whereby he would kill a certain man for a sum of money. After Varsos provided him with a gun, defendant and Ivan Santiago stalked their victim who defendant then shot and killed. Defendant…