People v. Pitcher

—Judgment unanimously modified in accordance with memorandum and as modified, affirmed. Memorandum: After entering a plea of guilty, defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for life with a minimum term of 25 years for the crime of murder in the second degree (the maximum sentence permitted) and given an indeterminate sentence with a maximum term of 15 years for the crime of manslaughter in the second degree. At the plea bargaining stage of the proceeding, defendant was offered lighter sentences for the same plea: 15 years to life for the murder charge and 5 to 15 years for the manslaughter…