Legal Opinion

People v. McEachest

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

Decided July 1, 2002Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Blumenfeld, J.), rendered September 14, 2000, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts) and criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that the verdict was not supported by legally sufficient evidence is unpreserved for appellate review. In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. People v. PettyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  4. People v. TorresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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