People v. Watson

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Saratoga County (Scarano, Jr., J.), rendered July 14, 2003, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

After pleading guilty to the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree in full satisfaction of a six-count indictment, defendant moved to withdraw his plea alleging that his plea was involuntary and the result of ineffective assistance of counsel. County Court denied the motion and thereafter sentenced defendant to the agreed-upon prison…