People v. Norton (Donald)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

against

Donald Norton, Defendant-Appellant.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County (Laurie Peterson, J.), rendered March 12, 2015, convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument, and imposing sentence.

Judgment of conviction, (Laurie Peterson, J.), rendered March 12, 2015, affirmed.

In view of defendant's knowing waiver of his right to prosecution by information, the accusatory instrument only had to satisfy the reasonable cause requirement (see…