People v. Decoste

Mikoll, J. P.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Clinton County (McGill, J.), rendered January 7, 1993, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of criminal sale of a firearm in the third degree and attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts).

The issue here is whether County Court can enhance a sentence when defendant breaches a specific condition of a plea negotiation, which, in this instance, was to pay a fine. In satisfaction of three indictments, defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted criminal sale of a…