People v. Merritt

—Cardona, P. J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Columbia County (Czajka, J.), rendered December 8, 1997, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree.

Defendant pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with a single count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree and was sentenced to a prison term of 15 years to life. Defendant now appeals, contending that his guilty plea was involuntarily obtained.

We affirm. Initially, in view of defendant’s failure to move to withdraw…