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People v. Ortiz

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Decided May 8, 1990PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Judgment of conviction affirmed.

The defendant was convicted of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree upon testimony by *595a police officer that he was seen holding glossine envelopes in his hand, which envelopes he threw to the ground upon the officer’s approach. The officer retrieved the envelopes and a subsequent laboratory test determined that they contained heroin.

Defendant urges upon appeal that the information is jurisdictionally defective for failing to contain evidentiary allegations detailing the manner in which the defendant…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. AlejandroNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. McGuireNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
  3. People v. MilesNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. People v. GoreCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1989
  5. People v. MartesCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1988

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Roberts v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1994
  2. People v. Glassman-BlancoAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2013
  3. People v. PolianskaiaCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2001
  4. People v. CantyJustice Court of Town of Lockport · 2016
  5. People v. Glassman-BlancoAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2013

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