People v. Anderson

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Washington County (Hemmett, Jr., J.), rendered August 2, 2000, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of promoting prison contraband in the first degree.

*579On September 21, 1999, defendant was an inmate at the Washington Correctional Facility in Washington County when correction officers found a razor blade-type weapon in the left front pocket of his pants during a strip frisk. Defendant was indicted on a charge of promoting prison contraband in the first degree. Following a jury trial, he was convicted as charged and sentenced, as a second…