People v. Allen

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Castellino, J.), rendered March 8, 1991, upon a verdict convicting defendant of two counts of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Defendant’s principal contentions upon appeal are that the jury’s verdict is against the weight of the evidence and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We disagree and accordingly affirm. A review of the record establishes that the primary issue at trial was one of credibility. The prosecution’s case consisted essentially of testimony from a…