People v. Serna

—Crew III, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Bruhn, J.), rendered August 5, 1998, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree.

Defendant pleaded guilty to the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree in full satisfaction of a four-count indictment and thereafter was sentenced to an indeterminate term of SVs years to life in prison. Defendant now appeals contending that his guilty plea was not entered into knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently…