People v. Stickey

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee A. White, J.), rendered February 29, 2012, convicting defendant, upon her plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, and sentencing her to a term of 2V2 years, unanimously affirmed.

Under the particular circumstances of the case, the court properly exercised its discretion when it declined to adjourn the sentencing, which had already been adjourned twice, for the purpose of having defendant’s retained attorney of record appear instead of his law partner. The partner had actually represented defendant for…