People v. Sylvan

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Breslin, J.), rendered May 6, 2011, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted robbery in the first degree.

In June 2010, defendant and his brother, codefendant Colby Sylvan, were indicted on charges of burglary in the first degree, assault in the second degree, robbery in the first degree, robbery in the second degree (two counts), unlawful imprisonment in the first degree, and grand larceny in the fourth degree.* On the scheduled trial date, defendant appeared before County Court jointly with his…