People v. Cecchini

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster *714County, rendered June 30, 1976, convicting defendant on his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment with a mandatory maximum of life and a minimum of six years. Defendant’s principal contention on this appeal is that, because he disagreed with the prosecutor’s outline of his involvement in the crimes charged, the trial court erred in failing to inquire into the facts of the crime at the time of his guilty plea. An examination of…