People v. Maldonado

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Beal, J.), rendered on December 13, 1990, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 4 Vi to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

Order of the same court and Justice, entered December 13, 1990, setting aside a jury verdict finding defendant guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, unanimously reversed, on the law, the conviction reinstated, and the matter is remanded for sentence.

The evidence at trial showed that the…