People v. Tadd

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Washington County (McKeighan, J.), rendered November 13, 2015, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.

While executing a search warrant at a residence located in Washington County, police officers recovered a quantity of heroin, cash and drug paraphernalia. Defendant was present at the residence during the search along with others. As a result, he was charged in an indictment with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal use…