People v. Morris

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Breslin, J.), rendered March 31, 2011, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.

In the summer of 2010, a detective with the City of Albany Police Department received a tip that was telephoned into the Community Response Unit from a concerned citizen. The concerned citizen described suspicious behavior—with suggestions of drug activity—of a group of individuals congregating on the steps of 91 Dana Avenue in the City of Albany. When this concerned…