People v. Herring

—Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Columbia County (Czajka, J.), rendered October 28, 1997, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (eight counts), criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree (four counts) and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree (four counts).

Defendant pleaded guilty to a 16-count indictment charging him with various drug-related crimes without having negotiated a specific sentencing commitment. He was thereafter sentenced as a…