People v. Stevenson

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Rich Jr., J.), rendered January 16, 2015, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, and the violation of criminal possession of marihuana in the fourth degree.

*1272In August 2013, at about 10:45 p.m., a police officer on routine foot patrol in a housing complex in the City of Elmira, Chemung County observed a vehicle in a tenant-only parking space with its headlights on and motor running,…