People v. Smalls

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Saratoga County (Scarano, J.), rendered March 5, 2014, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of tampering with physical evidence.

Following a traffic stop on March 5, 2013, defendant was arrested and later arraigned in Town Court on a felony complaint charging him with assault in the second degree and other crimes stemming from his conduct during and after the traffic stop. Defendant thereafter appeared with counsel in County Court, waived a preliminary hearing on the felony complaint, waived indictment and consented to be…