People v. Murray

—Case held, deci*969sion reserved and matter remitted to Onondaga County Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memorandum: Defendant was charged with one count of sexual abuse in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.65 [3]) and arraigned in Onondaga Town Court (Town Court) on September 15, 1993. Thereafter, the People and defense counsel attempted to negotiate a plea bargain. The People stated their readiness for trial on December 14, 1993 in a memorandum filed with Onondaga County Court, requesting that the charge against defendant be reduced to sexual abuse in the second…