People v. Purdie

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County, rendered June 28, 1976, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree. In a two-count indictment, defendant was charged with the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a child in violation of section 260.10 of the Penal Law. He pleaded guilty to the first count and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a minimum term of three and one-half years and a maximum of seven years. On this appeal he raises the single issue that the sentence, the maximum…