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People v. Wright

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jul 22, 1999
263 A.D.2d 401 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

Opinion

July 22, 1999.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Elbert Hinkson, J., at suppression motion; Martin Marcus, J., at suppression hearing, jury trial and sentence), rendered April 2, 1996, convicting defendant of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a seceond felony offender, to concurrent terms of 5 1/2 to 11 years, unanimously affirmed.

PRESENT: Ellerin, P.J., Rosenberger, Wallach and Saxe, JJ.


The testimony at the Dunaway hearing established probable cause for defendant's arrest, based upon the specific description given to the arresting officer by the undercover, including his gender, race, height, clothing, and exact location.

The evidence at trial was legally sufficient to establish defendant's guilt and the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. We see no reason to disturb the jury's findings concerning reliability of identification testimony. We perceive no abuse of sentencing discretion.


Summaries of

People v. Wright

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jul 22, 1999
263 A.D.2d 401 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
Case details for

People v. Wright

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. FRANK WRIGHT, Appellant

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

Date published: Jul 22, 1999

Citations

263 A.D.2d 401 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
693 N.Y.S.2d 582