People v. Powell

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert M. Haft, J.), rendered October 30, 1989, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and *55criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent prison terms of 4 Vi to 9 years and 3 to 6 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was arrested after being observed selling heroin to various individuals. During deliberations, the jury forwarded a note to the Trial Judge inquiring if a juror should…