People v. Smith

—Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Harris, J.), rendered November 19, 1993, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal use of drug paraphernalia in the second degree and resisting arrest.

As the result of a police raid on a crack house in the City of Albany, defendant was found guilty after a jury trial of criminal use of drug paraphernalia in the second degree and resisting arrest. She was sentenced to consecutive terms of one year in jail for each crime. Defendant contends that the sentence imposed is harsh and excessive given her demonstrated…