Opinion
October 3, 1991
Appeal from the County Court of Washington County (Berke, J.).
County Court properly denied defendant's motion to suppress certain evidence. First, we find that defendant lacked standing to object to the search as he had no expectation of privacy in the searched premises in that he was only an occasional visitor there (see, People v. Mills, 159 A.D.2d 520, lv denied 76 N.Y.2d 739; People v. Simon, 107 A.D.2d 196, 197-198). In any event, the record establishes that the search was conducted after the person who leased the apartment voluntarily gave his written consent (see, People v. Mills, supra, at 521; People v. Brewington, 145 A.D.2d 962). There is also no evidence in the record to substantiate defendant's claim that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel on the basis of being advised to plead guilty. Not only did defendant receive a very favorable plea bargain in which six counts were dropped, including attempted murder in the second degree, but he made no indication during his plea allocution that his attorney coerced him into entering the guilty plea (see, People v. Paterno, 141 A.D.2d 771, 772, lv denied 72 N.Y.2d 1048; People v. Mayes, 133 A.D.2d 905, 906).
Mahoney, P.J., Mikoll, Yesawich Jr. and Mercure, JJ., concur. Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.