People v. Graham

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Rosalyn Richter, J.), rendered December 18, 2002, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Defendant’s course of conduct warranted the conclusion that he participated in the drug transaction as a steerer and screener of potential customers (see People v Bello, 92 NY2d 523 [1998]).

The court…