People v. Copeland

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Troy K. Webber, J.), rendered October 19, 2000, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal sale of a controlled substance in or near school grounds, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 2 to 6 years and 1 to 3 years, unanimously affirmed.

Early in deliberations, an alternate juror was lawfully substituted with defendant’s consent for a juror who could not continue. Without objection, the court instructed the jury to “resume” deliberations, which, defendant presently contends,…