Legal Opinion

People v. Lewis

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

Decided September 26, 1995Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard Carruthers, J.), rendered January 12, 1994, convicting him, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 41/2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the People and drawing all reasonable inferences in their favor (People v Malizia, 62 NY2d 755, cert denied 469 US 932), we find defendant’s guilt was proven beyond a reasonable doubt. The *549minor inconsistencies between the testimony of the arresting…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. MaliziaNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. People v. SantiagoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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