Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jose Rodriguez, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1981-06-04
Citations: 53 N.Y.2d 991
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jose Rodriguez, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 53
Pages: 991–993

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Jose Rodriguez, Appellant.
Argued May 5, 1981;
decided June 4, 1981
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Eve Cary and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.
Eugene Gold, District Attorney (Peter Weinstein of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
On the present record, the issue of whether the defendant acted as the agent of the purchaser was properly submitted to the jury as a question of fact (People v Roche, 45 NY2d 78, cert den 439 US 958; People v Chong, 45 NY2d 65; People v Argibay, 45 NY2d 45).
Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer concur.
Order affirmed in a memorandum.