People v. Blair

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Herrick, J.), rendered August 28, 2013, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Following an investigation by the Attorney General’s Statewide Organized Crime Task Force, defendant and 33 others were charged in a 226-count indictment with conspiracy and other crimes related to the distribution of cocaine in several counties in this state. Pursuant to a plea agreement that required his cooperation with the investigation and satisfied all 21 felony…