People v. Hightower
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him following a jury trial of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree (Penal Law § 220.09 [1]). Defendant contends that the verdict is repugnant because he was acquitted of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree (Penal Law § 220.03). We disagree. The two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance arose from the execution of a search warrant at 12 Costello Court in Syracuse. A police officer testified that defendant was in a bedroom on…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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