People v. Quaye

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Herrick, J.), rendered July 26, 2005, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of robbery in the second degree.

Defendant fought with a taxicab driver, attacked the driver with a knife and drove off with the taxicab. As a result, a grand jury handed up a three-count indictment. Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant pleaded guilty to robbery in the second degree in satisfaction of the indictment, in return for a sentence of no more than eight years in prison, followed by a period of postrelease supervision. County…