Legal Opinion
People v. Scoggins
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 9, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Jay Gold, J.), rendered January 5, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 41/2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Defendant’s claim that the police officer’s testimony was incredible, inconsistent and undermined by plausible defense testimony raises issues of credibility that were properly placed before the jury,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. BallsNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. TardbaniaNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. KentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- People v. BusseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
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