People v. Gupta

Order unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: In People v Gupta (80 AD2d 743), we reserved decision on defendant’s appeal from the denial of his motion pursuant to CPL 440.10 and remitted the matter for an evidentiary hearing and findings of fact concerning his contentions that the prosecuting authorities reneged on a “deal” in which they agreed to recommend a 10-year sentence in return for defendant’s giving information about his sources of drug supply in India. The 670-page transcript of the hearing at which 18 witnesses testified demonstrates that all of defendant’s assertions were throroughly…