Legal Opinion

People v. Benitez

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

Decided December 10, 1998PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (William Leibovitz, J.), rendered March 10, 1997, 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 verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. We see no reason to disturb the jury’s credibility determinations.

Defendant’s complaints about the admission of testimony regarding the roles of various players in a street narcotics sale are unpreserved for lack of specific objection (People v…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. TevahaNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. People v. LacendAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. People v. HuntAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. QuaidAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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