People v. Ross

Appeals (1) from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Buckley, J.), rendered May 18, 1998, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree, and (2) by permission, from an order of said court, entered January 18, 2001, which denied defendant’s motion pursuant to CPL 440.10 to vacate the judgment of conviction, without a hearing.

After being discovered with a single-edged razor blade concealed on his person, defendant, an inmate at the Elmira Correctional Facility in Chemung County, served a written notice on the…