People v. Barkin

*903OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant’s contention that CPL 220.10 (subd 2) affords him an unconditional right to plead guilty, in a local criminal court, to a charge lodged against him in a misdemeanor complaint must be rejected where, as here, the prosecution has concurrently requested an adjournment pursuant to CPL 170.20 (subd 2) for the purpose of presenting the charge against defendant to a Grand Jury. '

CPL 220.10 (subd 2) states, in pertinent part, that "the defendant may as a matter of right enter a plea of 'guilty’ to the…