People v. Smith

—Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Columbia County (Czajka, J.), rendered July 7, 1999, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts) and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree (two counts).

Defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree. Although defense counsel and the People offered a joint recommendation that defendant be…