People v. Allen

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Fulton *676County, rendered March 16, 1976, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree. Defendant contends that the People failed to establish the necessary chain of possession of the substance in question and, consequently, it was error to permit its introduction into evidence, and the chemist to base his expert opinion on that sample. He also contends the trial court erred in ruling that the question of continuity of possession goes to weight and not admissibility. The record…