Legal Opinion
People v. Lee
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 8, 1980PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered January 14, 1977, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered. Contesting the People’s accusation that defendant had acted either as the seller or the agent of the seller in a narcotics transaction, defendant testified that after one Carlos, a local dealer, refused to sell cocaine to the undercover officer, he had agreed to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. ButlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- People v. ValentineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- People v. AdamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. SpradleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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