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—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Steinhardt, J., at hearing; Gary, J., at trial and sentence), rendered May 4, 1995, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s assertions, there existed probable cause for his arrest (see, People v Washington, 87 NY2d 945 ; People v Maldonado, 86 NY2d 631 ). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620 ), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15 [5]).
The defendant’s remaining contentions are without merit. O’Brien, J. P., Ritter, Krausman and Goldstein, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- People v. Washington 87 NY2d 945 p. 608
- People v. Maldonado 86 NY2d 631 p. 608
- People v. Contes 60 NY2d 620 p. 608
- Batson v. Kentucky 476 US 79 p. 609
- Purkett v. Elem 514 US 765 p. 609
- People v. Allen 86 NY2d 101 p. 609
- People v. McMichael 218 AD2d 671 p. 609