People v. Pickens

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Clyne, J.), rendered March 30, 1983, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of robbery in the second degree.

Defendant pleaded guilty to robbery in the second degree for forcibly stealing a pocketbook from an elderly woman on February 13, 1983. He was sentenced to 3 to 9 years in jail. On this appeal, defendant claims that County Court abused its discretion in denying him youthful offender treatment and that the sentence imposed is harsh and excessive. Inasmuch as defendant’s plea was entered voluntarily, with full…