People v. Tarver

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (McDonough, J.), rendered July 29, 2014, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of burglary in the second degree.

Defendant pleaded guilty to the single-count indictment charging him with burglary in the second degree and waived his right to appeal. Defendant was sentenced to seven years in prison followed by five years of postrelease supervision. Defendant appeals, solely contending that the sentence imposed was harsh and excessive.

Contrary to the People’s assertion, it was improper for County Court to require…