People v. Bass

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County (Giardino, J.), rendered April 26, 2012, convicting defendant upon her plea of guilty of the crime of attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.

In satisfaction of a four-count indictment, defendant pleaded guilty to one count of attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and waived her right to appeal. She thereafter moved to withdraw her plea, claiming that she lacked the mental capacity to enter a valid guilty plea. County Court denied the motion without a…