People v. Best
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Gazzillo, J.), rendered October 14, 1999, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant’s contention that the People failed to disprove the agency defense beyond a reasonable doubt is not preserved for appellate review (see People v Shands, 269 AD2d 613, 614). In any event, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable…
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