People v. Cruz

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Hayden, J.), rendered April 1, 2011, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree.

Defendant, an inmate, was charged with promoting prison contraband in the first degree after he was found to be in possession of a folded over metal can lid with a tape handle. He ultimately pleaded guilty to attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree and was sentenced, as a second felony offender, to the agreed-upon prison term of IV2 to 3 years, with the…