People v. Williams

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Paño Z. Patsalos, J.), rendered July 14, 1997, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree and criminal possession of marihuana in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

*475Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the Supreme Court properly refused to disqualify a State Trooper from the jury. The State Trooper unequivocally stated on the record that his prior dealings with the District Attorney’s office would not affect…