People v. Rivera

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Danaher, Jr., J.), rendered October 17,1983, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree.

While defendant was an inmate at Elmira Correctional Facility, he was accused of possessing a razor blade and was, consequently, indicted on April 15, 1983 for knowingly and unlawfully possessing dangerous contraband. Upon his arraignment, defendant pleaded not guilty and was assigned an attorney. The matter was then adjourned until May 23,1983, so as to give the…