People v. Cruz

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Herrick, J.), rendered June 25, 2009, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.

*1497Defendant was charged with multiple drug crimes following the seizure of various controlled substances and drug paraphernalia from the motel room where he was staying. At the conclusion of a combined Mapp/Dunaway hearing, County Court denied defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence seized. Thereafter, pursuant to a negotiated plea bargain, defendant pleaded guilty to…