People v. Roberto H.

OPINION OF THE COURT

The defendant pleaded guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. His motion which sought, inter alia, the suppression of certain evidence, was denied without a hearing. We have considered defendant’s assertions of error and we find them to be without merit.

However, we take the opportunity presented by this case to comment upon a matter which we find disturbing, specifically, the practice of defendants’ attorneys of moving to suppress evidence without regard to whether there is any factual basis for such a motion, and the apparent expectation of…