People v. Carvajal

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge Kaye.

In this prosecution for first degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and conspiracy, we are called upon to determine whether New York rightly exercised territorial jurisdiction over the possession offenses, when the defendant resided, and the cocaine was seized, in California. We conclude that, pursuant to the authority granted by CPL 20.20 (1) (c), New York was vested with jurisdiction to prosecute.

Background

At trial, the People presented evidence that in 1993, the New York State Drug Enforcement Task Force began investigating a narcotics…