People v. Morales
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Dorothy Cropper, J.), rendered July 29, 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 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence. Issues of credibility were properly presented to the jury and we see no reason to disturb its findings.
The court’s Sandoval ruling, precluding inquiry into the nature of defendant’s second prior felony offense and into the underlying facts of both of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. ArroyoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- People v. MitchellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996