People v. Barnhill

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Warren County (Hall Jr., J.), rendered January 8, 2014, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.

In satisfaction of a four-count indictment, defendant pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and purportedly waived his right to appeal. Consistent with the plea agreement, County Court sentenced defendant, a second felony offender, to 4V2 years in prison to be followed by three years of postrelease supervision. Defendant…