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People v. Contreras

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Mar 9, 1993
191 A.D.2d 235 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

March 9, 1993

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Edward McLaughlin, J.).


We find no merit to defendant's claim that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting the People's motion to consolidate the indictment charging criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree and other crimes with the indictment charging bail jumping in the first degree (CPL 200.20 [b]; People v Ortiz, 165 A.D.2d 675, 676, lv denied 76 N.Y.2d 989). Nor did the trial court err in granting the People's application to present evidence of a prior sale of cocaine by defendant from the same apartment at which the instant search warrant was executed (People v. Allweiss, 48 N.Y.2d 40, 46-47). We have considered defendant's remaining arguments, including that he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel, and find them to be without merit.

Concur — Ellerin, J.P., Kupferman, Ross and Kassal, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Contreras

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Mar 9, 1993
191 A.D.2d 235 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

People v. Contreras

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. NELSON CONTRERAS, Also…

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

Date published: Mar 9, 1993

Citations

191 A.D.2d 235 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
594 N.Y.S.2d 254

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