People v. Rios

Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on May 7, 1976, convicting defendant of two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree and imposing upon him concurrent sentences of from six years to life, unanimously reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial ordered on all counts of the indictment (CPL 470.55). The issue of subject matter jurisdiction raised by defendant has been considered and found to be without merit (Judiciary Law, § 177-b, subd 1; § 177-d, subds [i], [iii]). The markings on the…