People v. Edwards

*1644Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him, following his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law § 220.16 [12]) and unlawful possession of marihuana (§ 221.05), defendant contends that County Court erred in refusing to suppress evidence seized as the result of an unlawful search and seizure. We reject that contention. Defendant was stopped at a traffic checkpoint in the City of Buffalo where, according to the testimony of the officer in charge of the checkpoint, the police were checking for registration, inspection, seat belt…