Legal Opinion

People v. West

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

Decided February 3, 1983Published

1Opinion of the Court

92 A.D.2d 620 (1983)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent,

v.

Leon West, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

February 3, 1983

Main, Yesawich, Jr., and Weiss, JJ., concur. Mahoney, P. J., and Mikoll, J., dissent and vote to reverse in the following memorandum by Mahoney, P. J.

Defendant was subsequently indicted and convicted of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree; found to be a persistent felon, he was sentenced to a term of 20 years to life. We affirm. Initially he contends that the seized contraband,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
  2. People v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. People v. HanlonNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. People v. VailsNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. People v. ShieldsNew York Court of Appeals · 1978

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