Legal Opinion
People v. Pearson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 10, 1990PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1002OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be modified. Defendant’s convictions on the first and third counts for criminal possession of a controlled substance and the sentence thereon should be vacated and those counts dismissed. The order should be otherwise affirmed.
The People’s evidence was legally insufficient to establish defendant’s constructive possession of the cocaine found in the back room of a grocery store where defendant was arrested. Immediately after announcing his presence, the arresting officer observed the defendant and three others exiting a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. HeadleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. RobertsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. RussellNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. WatsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. DawkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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