The People v. Melvin Baez

State of New York OPINION Court of Appeals This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. No. 33 The People &c., Respondent, v. Melvin Baez, Appellant. Harold V. Ferguson, Jr., for appellant. Christopher J. Blira-Koessler, for respondent. CANNATARO, J.: Defendant Melvin Baez was convicted after a nonjury trial of possessing a quantity of cocaine. The sole question on appeal is whether the People laid a legally sufficient foundation for admission of the drugs into evidence. We agree with the courts below that -1- -2- No. 33 the People’s showing…