People v. Baris

Judgment unanimously affirmed. memorandum: Defendant was convicted of two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree arising from separate transactions on August 4 and 24, 1985. There is no merit to defendant’s contention that those convictions were not supported by legally sufficient evidence. The jury could have inferred from the circumstances of defendant’s possession that he knew the bags contained a controlled substance (see, People v Reisman, 29 NY2d 278, 285, cert denied 405…