People v. Bronson

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of *937Schenectady County (Eidens, J„), rendered October 4, 2000, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of murder in the second degree and criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Defendant was charged in a seven-count indictment with various crimes, including murder in the first degree, arising from a robbery during which defendant repeatedly slashed and stabbed the victim, causing his death. During the extensive plea negotiations that followed, defendant sought to avoid the death penalty or life imprisonment…