Legal Opinion
People v. Blake
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided February 2, 2005PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gerald Harris, J.
The defendant, Justin Blake, was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree (Penal Law § 220.03) and one count of unlawful possession of marijuana (Penal Law § 221.05).* The factual portion of the complaint alleges that the deponent police officer “recovered two (2) controlled substances, to wit hydrocodone and alprazolam from the defendant’s right hand.” The officer’s description of the drugs is based upon “his professional training as a police officer in the identification of drugs, his prior experience…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. BertramNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- People v. CrisofulliCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1977
- People v. AdornoCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1984
- People v. PerezCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2003
- People v. GannawayCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2000
3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. NegronCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2015