From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

People v. Rodriguez

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 4, 1981
53 N.Y.2d 991 (N.Y. 1981)

Opinion

Argued May 5, 1981

Decided June 4, 1981

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, JAMES G. STARKEY, J.

Eve Cary and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

Eugene Gold, District Attorney (Peter Weinstein of counsel), for respondent.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

On the present record, the issue of whether the defendant acted as the agent of the purchaser was properly submitted to the jury as a question of fact (People v Roche, 45 N.Y.2d 78, cert den 439 U.S. 958; People v Chong, 45 N.Y.2d 65; People v Argibay, 45 N.Y.2d 45).

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.

Order affirmed in a memorandum.


Summaries of

People v. Rodriguez

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 4, 1981
53 N.Y.2d 991 (N.Y. 1981)
Case details for

People v. Rodriguez

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOSE RODRIGUEZ…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 4, 1981

Citations

53 N.Y.2d 991 (N.Y. 1981)

Citing Cases

People v. Rotundo

Defendant's first contention for reversal is that the jury's verdict was against the weight of the evidence…

People v. Nunez

Thus, the defendant could only have been acquitted of the charge of criminal sale of cocaine if the jury…