People v. Carlton

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Williams, J.), rendered November 17, 2011, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree.

After a traffic stop around 12:30 a.m. on May 10, 2011, defendant was arrested for unlawful possession of marihuana and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and on an outstanding warrant for unrelated charges. After it was determined that items found in a purse recovered from defendant’s vehicle during the traffic stop had been taken from their owner by…