Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
Defendant contends that County Court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence on the ground that he did not voluntarily consent to be searched by the police. We disagree. The People bear the heavy burden of establishing, from the totality of the circumstances, that a consent to search was freely and voluntarily given (see, People v Gonzalez,
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