People v. Burns
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtMercure, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of St. Lawrence County (Nicandri, J.), rendered January 6, 2004, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal possession of marihuana in the first degree.
In January 2002, defendant was a front seat passenger in a car that was stopped on the side of State Route 37, less than one mile from the Canadian border. Border patrol agent Gilbert Gonzales approached the vehicle and asked the occupants their purpose for being in the area and for identification. The driver, John Rizzo, told Gonzales that they had just left the Akwesasne casino.…
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