People v. Ramos

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered June 15, 1976, convicting him of two counts of murder in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial ordered. During the trial, two codefendants, Espinal and Cardona, pleaded guilty to both counts of murder in the second degree as charged in the indictment. While taking the pleas, the Trial Judge said he would impose the minimum sentence in apparent exchange for their sparing the State the trouble and…