Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1997

People v. Garnett

People v. Garnett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 20, 1997
237 A.D.2d 174; 654 N.Y.S.2d 382; 1997 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2718
People v. Garnett

Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Joseph Fisch, J.), rendered August 3,1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of marihuana in the fourth degree and criminal possession of marihuana in the fourth degree, and sentencing him to consecutive prison terms of 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There was ample evidence that defendant was aware of the weight of the marihuana which he possessed, including distinctly pre-measured packages containing over half an ounce recovered from his person, two thirds of an ounce recovered from defendant’s customer, and seven and a half ounces recovered from a bag found near defendant’s seat in a van (see, People v Dillon, 87 NY2d 885; People v Sanchez, 86 NY2d 27, 34). Issues of credibility were properly placed before the jury, and we find no reason to disturb its determination (see, People v Young, 225 AD2d 339, lv denied 88 NY2d 971). Concur—Murphy, P. J., Sullivan, Milonas and Tom, JJ.

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