People v. Ramos

*916OPINION OF THE COURT

Mark Dwyer, J.

Defendant Ramos has been indicted for conspiracy in the first degree, criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and six related offenses. Originally, 41 other defendants were charged with this defendant in a 92-count indictment. At this point, charges remain pending against four codefendants.1

Defendant and those four codefendants were on the eve of trial when the Appellate Division, Second Department, decided People v Del Col (88 AD3d 737 [2d Dept 2011] [appeal pending]). In Del Col the court ruled that a “Special Assistant District…