Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

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

Decided January 11, 2001PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Sudolnik, J.), rendered September 14, 1998, 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 6 to 12 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490). Issues of credibility were properly presented to the jury and there is no reason to disturb its determinations.

*295In this observation sale case, the court properly admitted photographs of the crime scene taken…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. ByrnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. People v. AtkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. AustinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. People v. MaldonadoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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