People v. Johnson

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County (Cawley, J.), rendered January 26, 2011, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of forgery in the second degree.

Defendant was charged in a nine-count indictment with various crimes in connection with his use of two stolen credit cards. He accepted an offer to plead guilty to one count of forgery in the second degree in satisfaction of the indictment in exchange for a sentence of 2 to 4 years in prison and the payment of $2,935.03 in restitution, but if he paid the restitution before or at sentencing, he would be…