People v. Louree

OPINION OF THE COURT

Read, J.

Defendant Cornell Louree was indicted for criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (Penal Law § 265.02), and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree (Penal Law § 265.01). On September 18, 2003, he pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree in exchange for a one-year prison sentence, or two years if a prior conviction in Connecticut qualified as a predicate felony in New York.

Because defendant requested an unusually long adjournment before sentencing, the trial judge also required him to plead guilty to…