People v. Washburn

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Columbia County (Nichols, J.), rendered April 27, 2009, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of assault in the second degree and criminal contempt in the first degree.

Defendant pleaded guilty to a superior court information charging him with assault in the second degree and criminal contempt in the first degree. The People and defendant agreed to a joint recommendation of an aggregate sentence of five years in prison followed by three years of postrelease supervision, but, ultimately, left. the matter to the discretion of…