Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. George Jones, Also Known as Charles Figueroa Dones, Also Known as Charles A. Figueroa Jones, Also Known as George A. Figueroa, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-04-22
Citations: 238 A.D.2d 251
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v George Jones, Also Known as Charles Figueroa Dones, Also Known as Charles A. Figueroa Jones, Also Known as George A. Figueroa, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 238
Pages: 251–251

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v George Jones, Also Known as Charles Figueroa Dones, Also Known as Charles A. Figueroa Jones, Also Known as George A. Figueroa, Appellant.
[656 NYS2d 611]

Opinion:
— Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Marcy Kahn, J.), rendered May 6, 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 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.
The trial court properly modified its original Sandoval ruling. Defendant's direct testimony at trial that he was "just" a drug user was misleading under the circumstances, and conveyed the impression that he was not a seller, thereby opening the door to inquiry into his prior conviction for an attempted sale (see, People v Santiago, 169 AD2d 557, lv denied 77 NY2d 1000). We have considered defendant's remaining arguments and find them to be without merit. Concur— Ellerin, J. P., Rubin, Williams and Tom, JJ.