People v. Stone

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schoharie County (Bartlett III, J.), rendered July 20, 2011, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.

Following a traffic stop of defendant’s vehicle, a State Trooper detected the odor of marihuana and defendant admitted to having a marihuana pipe in the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed a quantity of marihuana in the center console and, in the trunk, a bag containing a machine gun. Indicted on one count each of criminal possession of a weapon in…