People v. Torres

—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lawrence Bernstein, J.), rendered April 17, 1998, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 4V2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

The court promised that it would impose a more lenient disposition in the event that defendant successfully completed a drug program. Defendant was expelled from the drug program. Before imposing sentence, the court conducted an inquiry to determine whether or not there was any legitimate basis for…