Legal Opinion

People v. Jones

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

Decided January 31, 2000Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supretne Court, Kings County (Schneier, J.), rendered May 28, 1997, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

The defendant contends that the testimony of a prosecution witness was inconsistent and therefore should not have been…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  3. People v. GarafoloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
  4. People v. FontanezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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