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People v. Clarkson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 18, 1991
172 A.D.2d 314 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

April 18, 1991

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Daniel FitzGerald, J.).


Defendant sold five vials of crack cocaine to an undercover police officer. Although more than three hours elapsed between the purchase and the time that the defendant was apprehended on the street and identified, no arrest was made until after the undercover officer confirmed that defendant was the person from whom he had purchased drugs earlier in the day. The undercover officer also made a subsequent stationhouse confirmation of defendant's identity. Under the circumstances, viewing the evidence adduced at trial in a light most favorable to the People (see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620, 621), we find that there is ample evidence from which a rational trier of fact could find the essential elements of the crimes charged beyond a reasonable doubt.

Concur — Murphy, P.J., Milonas, Ellerin, Ross and Rubin, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Clarkson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 18, 1991
172 A.D.2d 314 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

People v. Clarkson

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DONNA CLARKSON…

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

Date published: Apr 18, 1991

Citations

172 A.D.2d 314 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)