People v. Porter

Motion by each defendant for a certificate of reasonable doubt.

Defendants, husband and wife, were jointly indicted in Queens County for violation of subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 1751 of the Penal Law relating to narcotic drugs. The first count, based on subdivision 3, charged them with' felonious possession of a prohibited quantity of cannabis sativa (marijuana), and the second count predicated on subdivision 2, charged them with the same possession, but with intent to sell. After trial in Queens County Court, the jury found the husband not guilty on the first count but guilty on the…