Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Arrine O. Deacon, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2010-06-11
Citations: 74 A.D.3d 1816
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Arrine O. Deacon, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 74
Pages: 1816–1816

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Arrine O. Deacon, Appellant.
[902 NYS2d 491]

Opinion:
Appeal from a judgment of the Monroe County Court (Frank E Geraci, Jr., J.), rendered July 11, 2007. The judgment convicted defendant, upon a jury verdict, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree.
It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon a jury verdict, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law § 220.16 [1]) and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree (§ 220.09 [1]). Contrary to defendant's contention, the conviction is supported by legally sufficient evidence (see generally People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495 [1987]). In addition, viewing the evidence in light of the elements of the crimes as charged to the jury (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 349 [2007]), we conclude that the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see generally Bleakley, 69 NY2d at 495). Present—Smith, J.P., Fahey, Carni, Green and Gorski, JJ.