Cardona, P.J.
In January 2002, defendant pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree stemming from the seizure in May 2001 of approximately 38 pounds of cocaine in the City of Schenectady, Schenectady County. Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant waived his right to appeal and the People recommended a prison sentence of 16½ years to life. At his March 2002 sentencing, defendant, for the first time,
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