Legal Opinion
People v. Davis
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 28, 1973PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJasen, J.
Wilbert Davis, a heroin addict, has been convicted of criminal possession of a dangerous drug in the sixth degree and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument and sentenced to a conditional discharge. On this appeal from affirmance of his conviction by the Appellate Term the sole question is whether,. consistent with Federal and State constitutional proscriptions against cruel and unusual punishment, criminal penalties may be imposed on a narcotic addict who possesses narcotics and associated instruments for his own use.
The facts are undisputed. On February 4, 1971, the landlord of the…
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