People v. Kirkland

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward McLaughlin, J.), rendered November 14, 1990, convicting defendant, upon a plea of guilty, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 6 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

On March 22, 1989, a search of the defendant’s duffle bag revealed over a pound of cocaine. Before a hearing was held on defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence, the defendant pleaded guilty after consulting assigned counsel. Defendant was released on his own recognizance, based on a promise to cooperate, but…