People v. Pena

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (John Bradley, J.), rendered November 21, 2000, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third and fourth degrees, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 41/2 to 9 years and 3 to 6 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis for disturbing the jury’s determinations concerning credibility. There was ample evidence of possession of drugs with intent…