People v. Silva

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Leslie Crocker Snyder, J.), rendered November 5, 1993, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree and conspiracy in the second degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 15 years to life and 81/3 to 25 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s guilt was proven by overwhelming evidence which established that he played a key role in the conspiracy to transport 600 kilograms of cocaine into New York City and that he knowingly and intentionally possessed more than four…