Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Eugene Howard, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-01-06
Citations: 246 A.D.2d 307
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eugene Howard, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 246
Pages: 307–307

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Eugene Howard, Appellant.
[666 NYS2d 414]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Sudolnik, J.), rendered July 9, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence. There was ample evidence, including defendant's salesmanlike conduct before and after the sale, to establish that defendant intentionally participated in the sale rather than that he merely advised the undercover officer where drugs could be purchased (see, People v Rivera, 241 AD2d 305). Concur—Sullivan, J. P., Rosenberger, Wallach, Rubin and Tom, JJ.