People v. Rodriguez

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was indicted for criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree in connection with his alleged sale of one-third gram of cocaine to an undercover police officer on December 1, 1988. An attorney was assigned to represent him. Defendant rejected a plea bargain on April 5, 1989, and requested another attorney. In response to the court’s inquiry about the reason for the request, defendant’s interpreter stated: "He is not helping him. He is not doing anything…