Legal Opinion

People v. Nelson

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

Decided January 19, 1993PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Berkowitz, J.), rendered December 6, 1991, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and *829criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Two police officers testified that they…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. VailesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. People v. Van BurenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. People v. LoweAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. People v. BessardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. People v. PedrozaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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