People v. McGriff

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Columbia County (Leaman, J.), rendered July 11, 2002, convicting defendant following a nonjury trial of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.

Defendant was charged in an indictment with criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree. He waived his right to a jury trial, was found guilty of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree and was sentenced as a second felony offender to 2 to 4 years in prison. Defendant…