People v. Stella

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Gerald Sheindlin, J., at plea and sentence), rendered June 26, 1991, convicting defendant of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 2 to 6 years, unanimously modified, on the law and the facts, to the extent of vacating the sentence and remanding for resentencing, and otherwise affirmed.

In connection with a plea bargain, defendant was promised a sentence of 1 to 3 years on the conditions that he appear in court on the scheduled sentencing date and not get rearrested before that date. Defendant failed…