Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Eddy Lopez, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2002-09-19
Citations: 297 A.D.2d 561
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eddy Lopez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 297
Pages: 561–562

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eddy Lopez, Appellant.
[747 NYS2d 156]

Opinion:
The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490). There is no basis upon which to disturb the jury's determinations concerning identification and credibility. The undercover officer made a reliable identification of defendant, particularly since he had ample opportunities to observe defendant during two transactions in the course of an investigation.
The court properly denied defendant's request to submit a lesser included offense since there was no reasonable view of the evidence, viewed most favorably to defendant, to support such a charge. The scientific evidence positively and consistently established that the weight of the drugs was well in excess of the statutory threshold for criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree (see People v Butler, 248 AD2d 274, Iv denied 91 NY2d 1005). Concur — Wallach, J.P., Lerner, Rubin, Friedman and Gonzalez, JJ.