People v. Smith

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee A. White, J., at suppression hearing; Laura A. Ward, J., at plea and sentencing), rendered August 27, 2012, convicting defendant of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony drug offender, to a term of six months, concurrent with five years’ probation, unanimously affirmed.

Initially, we find that the record does not establish a valid waiver of defendant’s right to appeal. However, we find that the court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion.

Defendant asserts that the…