People v. Abare

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Breslin, J.), rendered September 13, 2011, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Defendant was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree in Washington County in January 2010. Five months later, in June 2010, he was arrested for possession of over 22 ounces of cocaine in Albany County and charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. Defendant then entered into a plea…