Legal Opinion

People v. Mizell

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Decided February 4, 1988PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Order affirmed.

The information in the case at bar charged the defendant with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, alleging that he possessed two vials containing "cocaine, crack.” The court below dismissed the information *287upon receipt of a laboratory report indicating that the vials contained only a "residue”.

While the Legislature has not required proof of a minimum quantity for the offense in question (see, People v Schunk, NYLJ, Jan. 15, 1987, at 12, col 1 [App Term, 9th & 10th Jud Dists]), it is our opinion that proof of only a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. AlejandroNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. SheltonCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1987
  3. People v. IfillCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1987
  4. People v. MasonCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1987
  5. People v. BakerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1958

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. RencherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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