Legal Opinion

People v. Wright

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 28, 1995PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant was convicted following a jury trial of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second and third degrees (Penal Law § 220.18 [1]; § 220.16 [1]). The argument that the evidence of defendant’s knowledge of the weight of the controlled substance is insufficient is without merit, as is the People’s contention that the issue is unpreserved (see, CPL 470.15 [4] [b]; People v Lawrence, 204 AD2d 969, 970, lv granted 84 NY2d 937). Because defendant was convicted under an aggregate weight statute, his knowledge of the weight of the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. RyanNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. People v. HillNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. People v. OkehoffurumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  4. People v. ArgroNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. People v. GossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. PetersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. People v. GreerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. People v. HardyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  4. Dixon v. MillerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1999
  5. People v. WiemeierAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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