People v. Colon

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Franklin County (Main, Jr., J.), rendered November 18, 1996, convicting defendant upon her plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.

Defendant pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree in connection with her attempt to smuggle heroin to her son who was an inmate at a State correctional facility. We reject defendant’s contention that County Court abused its discretion in imposing a prison term of 1½ to 4½ years. Although the People and Probation…