People v. McNeill

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Harris, J.), rendered May 28, 1985, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

On September 7, 1984, defendant was charged in an indictment with criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree based on his sale of cocaine to an undercover City of Albany police officer on October 26, 1983. On April 22, 1985, the morning of the scheduled trial, defendant entered a plea of guilty to a reduced charge of attempted criminal sale of a…