Legal Opinion

People v. Morrison

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 13, 1992Published

1Opinion of the Court

— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance (LSD) in the second degree and criminal solicitation in the second degree. None of the issues raised by defendant on appeal has merit.

The police officers testified that, after he retrieved the envelope containing LSD from the mailbox, defendant held it up and said "It’s here”, and, upon seeing the officers approach, directed his codefendant to dispose of the envelope. That testimony was sufficient to corroborate the codefendant’s testimony implicating…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. People v. BigelowNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. People v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. People v. LaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1982

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