People v. Gray

OPINION OF THE COURT

Smith, J.

We hold that where a defendant seeks to argue on appeal, in accordance with People v Ryan (82 NY2d 497), that the People have failed to establish the defendant’s knowledge of the weight of drugs, preservation of that contention is required by an appropriate objection. 1

In each of these cases the defendant argues that no preservation by specifically raising the issue of proof of the defen dant’s knowledge of weight is necessary. Some contend that, at most, a general motion to dismiss is all that is necessary in order to claim that the evidence of knowledge of…