People v. Martin

—Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County (Harrigan, J.), rendered July 11, 1994, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Defendant pleaded guilty to the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and was sentenced in accordance with his plea agreement to a prison term of 4 to 12 *735years. Defendant argues on appeal that his sentence was harsh and excessive in light of his difficult childhood. Given defendant’s past criminal history and the fact that the agreed-upon…