People v. Posey

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Columbia County (Koweek, J.), rendered January 15, 2014, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Defendant waived indictment and pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree as charged in a superior court information. Under the terms of the plea agreement, County Court was to sentence defendant, in accordance with a joint recommendation, to three years in prison, to be followed by two years of postrelease supervision,…