Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. ELIAS ALEXANDER, JR., Appellant. Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant's sentence of three to six years, agreed upon at his plea to attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance, third degree, was based on his status as a predicate felon. Inasmuch as defendant admitted the particulars of the prior felony conviction at sentencing in the presence of counsel, defendant waived strict compliance with CPL 400.21 (see People v. English, 75 A.D.2d 981; People ex rel. Colon v. Reid, 70 A.D.2d 893; People v. Bryant, 47 A.D.2d 51).