People v. Cabassa

OPINION OF THE COURT

John Cataldo, J.

By notice of motion dated May 17, 2000, defendant, by Arthur H. Hopkirk of the Legal Aid Society, moves to vacate the judgment entered October 4, 1993, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree and sentencing him to an indeterminate prison term of 20 years to life.

Defendant moves for a new trial pursuant to CPL 440.10 (1) (h). He contends that the trial court’s Sandoval ruling, that the People would be allowed to inter alia impeach him with a prior Federal felony conviction if he chose to testify, violated his *202State and…