People v. Hoyte

OPINION OF THE COURT

Frank Torres, J.

It is alleged that on December 3, 1994 the defendant, Rawlee Hoyte, committed the offense of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, Penal Law § 220.21 (1), and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, Penal Law § 220.16 (1), in the County of Bronx. He was indicted therefor by a Bronx Grand Jury on January 17, 1995. The defendant was tried and convicted by a jury of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree on August 8, 1996. On October 30, 1996, the defendant was adjudicated a…