People v. Cottrel
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lawrence Tonetti, J.), rendered January 23, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis upon which to disturb the jury’s determinations concerning credibility.
In responding to the jury’s request…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. PetraliaNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. CubinoNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- People v. PeraltaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Cottrel v. New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2003
- People v. LackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002