People v. Fennell

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County (Giardino, J.), rendered October 19, 1998, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

After pleading guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, defendant was sentenced to two consecutive prison terms of 2 to 6 years. Defendant appeals contending that his guilty plea was not knowing,…