Legal Opinion

People v. Griffin

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

Decided December 15, 2005PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Marcy L. Kahn, *238J.), rendered April 7, 2003, 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 4V2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

The jury’s verdict rejecting defendant’s agency defense was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis for disturbing the jury’s determinations concerning credibility (see People v Gaimari, 176 NY 84, 94 [1903]).

Defendant took no exception to the court’s charge on the agency defense, and he…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  2. People v. WhalenNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. People v. HokeNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. People v. SaundersNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. People v. NewlandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Fong v. PooleDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2007
  2. Rosario v. BURGEEDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008
  3. McTiernan v. TedfordDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2024

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