People v. Gilmore

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Greene County (Lalor, J.), rendered June 25, 2002, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree.

In July 2001, a “no-knock” search warrant was executed upon defendant’s apartment in the Village of Catskill, Greene County. Police authorities seized, among other things, a plastic bag containing 11.21 grams of crack cocaine, plastic baggies, razor blades and a digital scale. Defendant was charged, in a two-count indictment, with one count of criminal possession of a controlled…