People v. Echevarria

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Danaher, Jr., J.), rendered October 20, 1995, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree.

Defendant, an inmate at Elmira Correctional Facility in Chemung County, was indicted and charged with promoting prison contraband in the first degree. Defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment on double jeopardy grounds, based upon the fact that he had been administratively disciplined for the same conduct as alleged therein, was denied. Defendant thereafter pleaded…