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People v. Sosa

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 21, 2000
278 A.D.2d 135 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

December 21, 2000.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard Carruthers, J.), rendered April 20, 1999, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 6 to 12 years, unanimously affirmed.

Grace Vee, for respondent.

Melanie Routh, for defendant-appellant.

Before: Sullivan, P.J., Wallach, Lerner, Andrias, Buckley, JJ.


The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis upon which to disturb the jury's determinations concerning credibility. The evidence, including credible testimony that defendant made repeated exchanges of small objects for money, clearly established his intent to sell the drugs found in his possession.

We perceive no basis for reduction of sentence.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.


Summaries of

People v. Sosa

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Dec 21, 2000
278 A.D.2d 135 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

People v. Sosa

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT, v. RENE SOSA…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Dec 21, 2000

Citations

278 A.D.2d 135 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
718 N.Y.S.2d 320

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