People v. Manson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Finnegan, J.), rendered May 5, 1997, convicting her of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was in constructive possession of cocaine seized at the scene, and was guilty of the crime of criminal possession of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. VailsNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. TevahaNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
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- People v. NunziataAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004