People v. Jordan

*709OPINION OF THE COURT

Ralph A. Fabrizio, J.

The issue in these two cases is whether the court should grant the defendant’s application to be placed into the residential drug and alcohol treatment program recommended by Bronx Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) through judicial diversion (see CPL art 216), over the People’s objection. The application is denied.

The defendant is charged under indictment No. 2841/09 with, inter alia, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law § 220.16 [12]). It is alleged in this case that on July 3, 2009, at about 11:10…