People v. De Oca
Opinion of the Court
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bonnie Wittner, J.), rendered September 2, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree (two counts), and conspiracy in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to an aggregate term of 35 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
We find no violation of defendant’s right to be free from
The court’s charge on constructive possession, read as a whole, adequately conveyed the correct standard to the jury (see, People v Fields, 87 NY2d 821; People v Manini, 79 NY2d 561, 564).
Defendant’s remaining contentions are unpreserved and we decline to review them in the interest of justice. Were we to review these claims, we would reject them. Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Mazzarelli, Andrias, Ellerin and Lerner, JJ. [As amended by unpublished order entered May 31, 2001.]
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