People v. Martinez

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Sullivan County (LaBuda, J), rendered June 24, 2004, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Defendant was indicted in December 2002 of two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. He was located in Puerto Rico and was extradited to Sullivan County to face the charges in April 2004. Pursuant to a negotiated plea arrangement, defendant was to plead guilty to one count of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree in…