People v. Hines

Because I believe that the evidence is insufficient to convict the defendant and that the People did not prove defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, I dissent.

Defendant was found guilty of criminal possession of a con*63trolled substance in the first degree (Penal Law § 220.21 [1]). He was acquitted of two other counts in the indictment charging him with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law § 220.16) and criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree (Penal Law § 220.50 [3]).

The evidence was that the defendant leased an apartment in a…