People v. Donovan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Appelman, J.), rendered October 25, 1989, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree and unlawful possession of marihuana, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
The defendant, a 26-year-old elevator mechanic with no criminal record, was arrested by the police who were responding to a…
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