People v. Fields

Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Rose L. Rubin, J.), rendered on December 13, 1985, convicting defendant, following a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree and sentencing him, as a predicate felon, to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of from 3 to 6 years, is unanimously affirmed.

By order dated January 19, 1989, this court held the appeal in abeyance pending a hearing by the trial court as to the effectiveness of counsel (146 AD2d 505). The hearing court herein determined that defendant was effectively represented by counsel and,…