In re Wood

OPINION OF THE COURT

On December 22, 2009, the respondent pleaded guilty in the County Court, Westchester County, to one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, a class A misdemeanor, in violation of Penal Law § 220.03. The respondent admitted that on or about February 6, 2009, at approximately 9:15 p.m., while outside his residence in Mount Vernon, he came into possession of cocaine. The respondent was sentenced to a discharge of one year, conditioned upon his successful participation in a substance abuse program (Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime),…