People v. Lawrence

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Joseph Mazur, J.), rendered March 14, 1990, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of from 3 years to life imprisonment, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s sister approached police officers and stated her concern for her brother’s drug habit, explaining that he smoked crack in her apartment. Further, she stated that substantial traffic moved in and out of the apartment, and requested the officers to persuade her brother to enter a drug…