People v. Williams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously reversed on the law, new trial granted on count two of indictment and count one of indictment dismissed without prejudice to the People to re-present any appropriate charges under count one to another Grand Jury. Memorandum: We conclude that the People’s proof is insufficient to establish that defendant had the requisite knowledge of the weight of the controlled substance she possessed to support her conviction of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree under Penal Law § 220.06 (5) (see, People v Ryan, 82 NY2d 497; People v Lawrence, 204 AD2d…
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