People v. Baker

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County (Dwyer, Jr., J.), rendered August 31, 1988, convicting defendant upon her plea of guilty of the crime of grand larceny in the fourth degree.

As a result of a negotiated plea bargain, defendant pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of grand larceny in the fourth degree in full satisfaction of an indictment charging her with crimes involving welfare fraud. At the time of the plea, defendant agreed to serve a definite sentence and make restitution in the amount of $22,168. Defendant and her counsel acquiesced to these terms. Therefore,…