People v. Patterson

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County (Smith, J.), rendered October 28, 1992, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Defendant was charged in a two-count indictment with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. On July 8, 1992, prior to the conclusion of a hearing to suppress physical evidence, defendant entered a counseled plea of guilty to the first count charging criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, a class B felony. *988The plea…