Legal Opinion

People v. Woods

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

Decided September 22, 1994Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Dorothy Chin Brandt, J.), rendered April 21, 1992, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a prison term of 3 to 6 years, unanimously affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the prosecution and giving it the benefit of every reasonable inference (People v Malizia, 62 NY2d 755, cert denied 469 US 932), we find that the police officer’s identification of defendant, supported by evidence of his opportunity to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. MaliziaNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. People v. TrevesuAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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