People v. Ramirez

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Washington County (Hemmett, Jr., J.), rendered February 10, 1999, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree.

Defendant, a prison inmate, was charged with promoting prison contraband in the first degree after he was discovered to be in possession of a hard back razor with a cloth handle. Thereafter, defendant agreed to plead guilty to the reduced charge of attempted promoting prison contraband in the first degree with the understanding that he would be sentenced as a second…