People v. Riley

— Defendant appeals from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County, rendered October 24, 1974, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. Appellant’s principal contention is his two-pronged attack, upon the constitutionality of the 1973 revision of article 220 of the Penal Law, which became effective September 1, 1973, pertaining to the unlawful sale and…