Legal Opinion

People v. Shakes

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

Decided May 1, 1989PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Fisher, J.), rendered January 20, 1987, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant was found standing in or near a room containing approximately 10iá ounces of a substance containing cocaine, at least some of which was in plain view and packaged in vials. Also present in the room were three scales, certain…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. People v. DanielsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. People v. ChandlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  4. People v. HyltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  5. People v. McCallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. JamesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  2. People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. People v. BynumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. People v. ClaggettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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