Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1977

People v. Hughes

People v. Hughes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided August 1, 1977
59 A.D.2d 538; 397 N.Y.S.2d 18; 1977 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 13326
People v. Hughes

Opinion of the Court

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered May 3, 1974, convicting him of criminal possession of a dangerous drug in the third degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.. Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, and indictment dismissed. In our opinion, defendant’s guilt was not established beyond a reasonable doubt and the testimony of the arresting officer was tailored to meet the exigencies in the situation. Hopkins, J. P., Shapiro, Suozzi and Mollen, JJ., concur.

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