Legal Opinion

People v. Cintron

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 2, 2016No. 73 1137/13Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ronald A. Zweibel, J.), rendered June 19, 2014, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony drug offender, to a term of two years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict, which rejected defendant’s agency defense, was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348-349 [2007]). There is no basis for disturbing the jury’s credibility determinations. The evidence does not warrant the conclusion that defendant was doing a “favor”…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. People v. Lam Lek ChongNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. People v. ColvilleNew York Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. People v. VaughanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. People v. SantiagoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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