Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Edwin Cruz, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-02-18
Citations: 236 A.D.2d 263
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Edwin Cruz, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 236
Pages: 263–263

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Edwin Cruz, Appellant.
[654 NYS2d 298]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael Obús, J.), rendered July 12, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 5x/2 to 11 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490). Credibility issues were properly placed before the jury, and we find no reason to disturb its determination. Concur—Wallach, J. P., Rubin, Mazzarelli and Andrias, JJ.