People v. Germaine

—Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Washington County (Berke, J.), rendered June 19, 1998, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted rape in the first degree.

Defendant pleaded guilty to the crime of attempted rape in the first degree and was sentenced to the harshest permissible sentence of l1 ¡2 to 15 years in prison. Defendant appeals, contending that the sentence imposed was harsh and excessive. Based upon our review of the record, we disagree. Defendant was permitted to plead guilty to a lesser offense in satisfaction of a two-count indictment and…