People v. Cowell

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Roth-wax, J.), rendered January 20, 1993, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly denied defendant’s suppression motion. There is no basis for disturbing the court’s credibility determinations, which are supported by the record (see People v Prochilo, 41 NY2d 759, 761 [1977]). Defendant freely admitted detectives to his apartment, cooperated with their efforts to locate a missing person, and consented to a search. The…