People v. Santiago

Yesawich, Jr., J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Monroe, J.), rendered September 2,1983, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree.

*532In April of 1983, defendant, an inmate at Elmira Correctional Facility, was indicted for promoting prison contraband in the first degree. Following arraignment, defendant was granted an adjournment to enable him to secure counsel. Defendant was unable to do so, whereupon counsel was assigned to represent him. On May 20, 1983, the return date of a suppression…