Legal Opinion

People v. Riviere

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

Decided May 31, 1991PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Giaccio, J.), rendered November 30, 1989, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant was arrested in a so-called "buy and bust” operation after he had allegedly sold two vials of cocaine to an undercover police officer. When he was arrested, the defendant was found with $10 of prerecorded money, as well as an additional $55 in United States currency on his person.

We reject the defendant’s…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. People v. RanghelleNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. People v. KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. People v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. People v. SaddyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. CastroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  2. People v. O'BrienAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. People v. MaddoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. People v. AllenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. People v. BaileyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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