People v. Stuart

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Herbert Altman, J.), rendered February 18, 1992, convicting defendant, after a plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 2 Vi to 5 years, unanimously affirmed.

Contrary to defendant’s contention, a review of the record discloses that his plea was knowing and voluntary (People v Harris, 61 NY2d 9, 19). Here, the court acted appropriately in accepting the plea since defendant, while assisted by his attorney, stated that he understood the plea was to…