Legal Opinion
People v. James
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 1, 1999PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Berry, J.), rendered July 29, 1997, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant was found in his motel room with a packet of $20 bills on his person and a few feet away from two partially-open tissue papers containing 28 tinfoil packages of cocaine. Also present in the room were loose pieces of aluminum foil, a razor with cocaine residue on it, and a second packet of $20 bills.
The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. McCallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. GallegoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. FrazierAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. StaleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. VaughanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
3Cited by5 opinions
- The People v. Marcus D. HoganNew York Court of Appeals · 2016
- People v. KettelesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- People v. QuarlessAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- People v. CarvalhoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- The People v. Marcus D. HoganNew York Court of Appeals · 2016