People v. Johnson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law § 220.16 [12]), based upon the seizure of cocaine from his person during the execution of a search warrant at an apartment at 150 University Avenue in Syracuse.
Defendant contends that his conviction is against the weight of the evidence and is not supported by sufficient evidence because the People failed to prove his knowledge of the weight of the cocaine. We disagree. Because defendant was convicted under an aggregate weight statute, his…
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