Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Leon Batts, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1987-05-12
Citations: 130 A.D.2d 369
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Leon Batts, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 130
Pages: 369–370

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Leon Batts, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Martin H. Rettinger, J.), rendered on April 2, 1984, which convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree and sentenced him, as a second felony offender, to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 10 years to life, is unanimously modified on the law and the facts to the extent of reducing the conviction to criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree, and otherwise affirmed.
An examination of the record of this case clearly demonstrates, and the People concede, that it was the intention of the parties to the agreement herein that defendant plead guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree, a class A-II felony. Consequently, in the interests of justice, defendant is entitled to have his conviction reduced accordingly. We have received appellant's pro se brief and adhere to the determination herein. Concur—Murphy, P. J., Ross, Asch, Milonas and Rosenberger, JJ.