People v. French

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Hayden, J.), rendered August 27, 2012, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of robbery in the first degree.

Defendant robbed a bank teller at knife point and, in satisfaction of an indictment charging him with crimes arising from this incident, pleaded guilty to robbery in the first degree. In accordance with the terms of the plea agreement, he was sentenced as a second violent felony offender to 12 years in prison to be followed by five years of postrelease supervision. He now appeals.

Defendant’s sole…