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People v. Mitchell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 10, 1996
232 A.D.2d 235 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)

Opinion

October 10, 1996.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Beal, J.), rendered August 9, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing her, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 4½ to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

Before: Sullivan, J. P., Ellerin, Ross, Williams and Andrias, JJ.


Given defendant's lengthy criminal history, the trial court's Sandoval ruling struck an appropriate balance even though the prosecutor was permitted to elicit two drug-related felonies, including attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance, and several misdemeanors, without reference to the underlying facts ( People v Rahman, 46 NY2d 882; People v Couvertier, 222 AD2d 239, lv denied 87 NY2d 971). Contrary to defendant's claim, her drug convictions had a direct bearing on her credibility ( People v Smith, 217 AD2d 520, 522, citing People v Lucas, 160 AD2d 330, lv denied 76 NY2d 860). We have reviewed defendant's remaining claims and find them to be without merit.


Summaries of

People v. Mitchell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 10, 1996
232 A.D.2d 235 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
Case details for

People v. Mitchell

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LATONYA MITCHELL…

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

Date published: Oct 10, 1996

Citations

232 A.D.2d 235 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
648 N.Y.S.2d 435

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