People v. Morales

*416OPINION OF THE COURT

Gerald Sheindlin, J.

The defendant was indicted for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, Penal Law § 220.18 (1). At a hearing held immediately prior to jury selection, the prosecution sought permission to introduce evidence of the defendant’s prior conviction for criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree in its direct case to prove the defendant knew the weight of the drugs possessed. This written decision supplements the oral decision previously rendered granting the prosecution’s application.

FINDINGS OF FACT

On April 26,…