Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

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

Decided December 30, 2002Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Gazzillo, J.), rendered May 11, 1999, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to support a finding that the People disproved the defense of agency and established the defendant’s guilt…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. People v. HerringNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. People v. KelseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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