Legal Opinion

People v. Santiago

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 25, 2006PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Margaret Clancy, J.), rendered October 3, 2003, convicting defendant, after a nonjury trial, of two counts of promoting prison contraband in the first degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 2 to 4 years, unanimously affirmed.

*467The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis for disturbing the court’s determinations concerning credibility (see People v Gaimari, 176 NY 84, 94 [1903]). The evidence supports the conclusion that defendant knowingly possessed the prison contraband…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  2. People v. MorenoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. People v. ReismanNew York Court of Appeals · 1971

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. MitchellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020

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