People v. McCarthy

OPINION OF THE COURT

Eugene L. Nicandri, J.

Before the court is an application by counsel for the parents of Katherine Hawelka for leave to make an oral statement at the time of sentencing of the defendant. She was killed in the course of an attempted rape. On August 13, 1987 the defendant entered a plea of guilty to murder in the second degree and is scheduled for sentencing on September 11, 1987. The defendant’s plea of guilty to murder in the second degree was entered without any promise or commitment as to what his *624sentence would be. A presentence investigation was ordered at the time of…