People v. Madrigal

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ronald A. Zweibel, J.), rendered July 13, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first and third degrees, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 15 years to life and l1!2 to 15 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The court’s Sandoval ruling balanced the appropriate factors and was a proper exercise of discretion (see People v Hayes, 97 NY2d 203 [2002]). Defendant’s claim that the proposed inquiry would have violated his right against self-incrimination (see People v Betts, 70…