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The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Audrey J. LINDSEY, Appellant.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Nicandri, J.), rendered October 25, 1996, convicting defendant upon her plea of guilty of the crime of grand larceny in the fourth degree.
We reject defendant's challenge to her conviction on the ground that her guilty plea was not knowing, intelligent and voluntary. This contention is belied by the transcript of the plea hearing which demonstrates that County Court engaged in a sufficient colloquy with defendant prior to accepting her guilty plea and elicited statements indicating that she understood the terms of the agreement and the ramifications of pleading guilty (see, People v. Hicks, 201 A.D.2d 831, 608 N.Y.S.2d 543, lv. denied 83 N.Y.2d 911, 614 N.Y.S.2d 393, 637 N.E.2d 284).
Defendant's assertion that her sentence was harsh and excessive is similarly without merit. The sentence of one year in jail was appropriate in view of defendant's undisputed guilt of the current charge and her extensive criminal record. Her remaining contentions have been examined and found to be without merit.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
MEMORANDUM DECISION.
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Decided: July 17, 1997
Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, New York.
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