The People v. Dennis P. Smalls

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

On this appeal, the main issue is whether a misdemeanor information that describes the circumstances surrounding the defendant’s possession of alleged drug residue, the appearance of the residue, and the officer’s experience in identifying controlled substances sets forth a prima facie case of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree (see Penal Law § 220.03). We hold that, under the particular circumstances of this case, such allegations were minimally sufficient to plead a valid…