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People v. Lawrence

245 A.D.2d 78 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1997-12-09 English

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Paul Lawrence, Appellant.
[665 NYS2d 870]

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ronald Zweibel, J.), rendered June 15, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 4V2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

Upon our independent review of the record, we reject defendant’s claim that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence (People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490 ). We find no reason to disturb the jury’s determinations as to credibility and reliability of the identification testimony (see, People v Gaimari, 176 NY 84 , 94). Concur—Sullivan, J. P., Ellerin, Wallach, Williams and Andrias, JJ.

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