People v. Emerson

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Vogt, J.), rendered April 21, 1985, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of burglary in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.

In February 1985, defendant was indicted on charges of burglary in the first degree (two counts), assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (two counts). The charges related to two separate incidents during the early morning hours of December 5, 1984, wherein defendant assaulted one woman with a knife in her…