People v. Griffin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
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
- People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- People v. WhalenNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. HokeNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. SaundersNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. NewlandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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