Opinion
11550 Ind. 3861/15
05-21-2020
The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Anthony BAPTISTE, Defendant–Appellant.
Janet E. Sabel, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Ronald Alfano of counsel), for appellant. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (David P. Stromes of counsel), for respondent.
Janet E. Sabel, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Ronald Alfano of counsel), for appellant.
Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (David P. Stromes of counsel), for respondent.
Acosta, P.J., Renwick, Webber, Gesmer, JJ.
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Roger S. Hayes, J.), rendered October 4, 2016, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, and sentencing him to a term of eight months, unanimously affirmed. The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v. Danielson, 9 N.Y.3d 342, 849 N.Y.S.2d 480, 880 N.E.2d 1 [2007] ). The evidence not only permitted, but warranted the inference that defendant was aware of the cocaine found in his own apartment (see People v. Watson, 56 N.Y.2d 632, 450 N.Y.S.2d 784, 436 N.E.2d 190 [1982] ; People v. Reisman, 29 N.Y.2d 278, 285–286, 327 N.Y.S.2d 342, 277 N.E.2d 396 [1971], cert. denied 405 U.S. 1041, 92 S.Ct. 1315, 31 L.Ed.2d 582 [1972] ).