People v. Artwell

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Edward Davidowitz, J.), rendered December 9, 1999, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in or near school grounds and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.

The gist of the court’s instruction to each of the jurors who asked to speak to the judge and asked for information was simply a reminder that all inquiries on the law and the evidence must be in writing. These…