People v. Deas

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward McLaughlin, J., at hearing, plea and sentence), rendered October 29, 1987, convicting defendant, upon a plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree and sentencing defendant to six years’ to life imprisonment, unanimously affirmed.

*141The record fully supports the hearing court’s denial of the suppression motion. The court found the police officers to be credible, and we reject defendant’s contention that the officers’ testimony was incredible as a matter of law.

Both officers testified on direct that they…