People v. Svenson

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County (Mathews, J.), rendered February 2, 2004, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of gang assault in the second degree.

Defendant was charged with assault in the first degree and gang assault in the first degree for his participation in the beating of the victim in the City of Binghamton, Broome County. Pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, defendant pleaded guilty to gang assault in the second degree in full satisfaction of the indictment in exchange for an agreed-upon sentence of four years in prison and four…