People v. Pate

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Hayden, J.), rendered March 8, 2007, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree.

In November 2005, a police officer encountered defendant in the course of a domestic disturbance call. After concluding that the situation was under control and checking to make sure that defendant did not have any outstanding warrants, the officer advised defendant to leave the premises. Defendant drove away. The officer then ran a check of defendant’s license and…