People v. Brown

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Cortland County, rendered October 27, 1977, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of robbery in the third degree and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment not exceeding four years. Upon the present record it is established beyond dispute that on July 19, 1977 the defendant forcibly stole the sum of $19.75 from a 13-year-old victim. The express issues raised by the defendant are his contentions: (1) that he was not adequately represented by counsel, and (2) that the sentence imposed was excessive. The sentence…