On 19 October 1987, at approximately 7:00 a.m., the bodies of two victims, a reputed drug dealer, and his girlfriend were discovered in the passenger compartment of a grey Plymouth in the vicinity of Bronx River Avenue and the Cross Bronx Expressway. The drug dealer’s body was slumped over that…
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Possession of heroin and selling it.
The criminal Defendant had prior dealings with a group known to be engaged in drug trafficking, specifically, heroin trafficking, and specifically raised money to purchase from an undercover agent in Boston the four kilograms of heroin at issue, which they planned to resell in New York. Defendant, who held a…
Decision is reversed on appeal
Sometime in early February 1970, the police learned from a reliable informant that a certain person (the defendant) along with a friend of his were engaged in extensive heroin trafficking. The two criminal men were investigated and kept under surveillance. On 5 March 1970, a detective received information that defendant…
Omnibus motion is questioned
A Kings Criminal Lawyer said that, this is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered September 25, 1990, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up…
Judgement is upheld
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered June 6, 1992, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (four counts) and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict,…
What makes an addict an addict
A post-conviction hearing was held pursuant to section 208 of the Mental Hygiene Law on defendant’s denial of addiction to a narcotic drug. On 16 January 1969, defendant was examined by the jail physician. The physician executed a certificate on the regular form provided by the Narcotic Control Commission, which…
Intent is at the crux of this case
Defendant was charged and convicted of criminal possession with intent to distribute 6¼ grams of heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a), a drug crime. The defendant appealed. On appeal, defendant attacked the sufficiency of the evidence; the admission of certain testimony concerning drugs possession other than those he…
Statements are deemed admisable
A Drug Possession Lawyer said that, this is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered December 15, 1988, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up…
Conspiracy charged in drug case
At trial, the complainant presented evidence against a man, who was alleged member of a group who brought cocaine from San Francisco to New York. The man’s conviction was the result of a multistate investigation of a drug conspiracy involving parties in San Francisco, New York and Chicago. The drug…
Two time loser will be sentenced accordingly
A man was convicted after a jury trial of one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree and one count of criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree. Prior to judgment,…