People v. Smith

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Richards, J.), rendered August 18, 2014, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Defendant was sentenced to a prison term of five years and two years of postrelease supervision following his plea of guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. His sole contention on appeal is that the sentence imposed is harsh and excessive. We disagree. County Court made no sentence commitment and imposed a prison term that was…