Upon pleading guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, defendant was sentenced to a prison term of 2 to 6 years. Defendant's only contention on appeal is that his sentence is excessive and should be reduced in light of the fact that he had no prior criminal record. Although defendant did not receive the most lenient sentence allowed by statute (see, Penal Law § 70.00 [3] [b]), he also did not receive the harshest sentence (...
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