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People v. Flanders

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 15, 1991
172 A.D.2d 686 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

April 15, 1991

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Fertig, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We reject the defendant's contention that the People failed to disprove his agency defense beyond a reasonable doubt. Having considered the pertinent factors (see, People v. Torres, 150 A.D.2d 816; People v. Gonzales, 66 A.D.2d 828), and viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

A review of the record supports the conclusion that the defendant was not acting as a mere extension or agent of the buyer (see, People v. Lam Lek Chong, 45 N.Y.2d 64, 75, cert denied 439 U.S. 935). The evidence adduced at trial established that the defendant had an ongoing relationship with the supplier, who was his only source for the drugs sold. Additionally, the defendant exhibited salesmanlike behavior by assuring the undercover officers that the supplier would "make good" for any dissatisfaction with the weight or quality of the drugs, and by offering the officers a discount price if they bought before a certain date. We also take note of the commercial quantities of the drugs involved in these transactions (see, People v. Lam Lek Chong, supra, at 76). Additionally, we find that the People adduced legally sufficient evidence as to the weight of the cocaine to satisfy the minimum statutory requirement on the charge of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree.

Finally, we decline to disturb the sentence (see, People v Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80). Sullivan, J.P., Eiber, Rosenblatt and Ritter, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Flanders

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 15, 1991
172 A.D.2d 686 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

People v. Flanders

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. GUY FLANDERS, Appellant

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

Date published: Apr 15, 1991

Citations

172 A.D.2d 686 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)