People v. Thomas

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Bruhn, J.), rendered August 21, 2007, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of driving while ability impaired.

Defendant pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired with the understanding that his sentence would be capped at one year of local jail time. When he then sought to be released without bail pending sentencing, defendant was advised that he would receive the agreed-upon sentence if, among other things, he appeared for sentencing. As for the consequences of failing to do so, County Court stated, “I…