People v. Matthews

The defendant is before the court to be sentenced on his pleas of guilt to two class A misdemeanors. *644At the time these pleas were entered and accepted the court ordered that the defendant undergo a medical examination to determine whether he is a narcotic addict. This was done pursuant to section 81.19 of article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law. The defendant was found, by the examining physician, to be a narcotic addict.

On the first appearance of the defendant before the court, after the medical examination, the defendant admitted that he was an addict and requested that he be certified to the…