People v. Scalzo

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Vaughn, J.), rendered June 17, 1997, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

*495Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, he received the effective assistance of counsel (see, People v Baldi, 54 NY2d 137). The defendant’s attorney negotiated an advantageous plea agreement that substantially limited the defendant’s exposure to a lengthy term of…