Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Mark Mosby, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-03-14
Citations: 237 A.D.2d 990
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Mark Mosby, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 237
Pages: 990–990

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Mark Mosby, Appellant.
[654 NYS2d 926]

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The argument of defendant that County Court erred in admitting evidence that he possessed $1,026 at the time of his arrest is not preserved for our review as a matter of law (see, CPL 470.05 [2]). Were we to review the argument, we would conclude that it is without merit. Because defendant was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, evidence of money found on defendant's person at the time of arrest is probative of defendant's intent (see, People v Strunkey, 221 AD2d 387, lv denied 87 NY2d 925; People v Sanchez, 197 AD2d 359, 360, lv denied 82 NY2d 902; People v Gadsden, 192 AD2d 1103, lv denied 82 NY2d 718), and it was permissible for the prosecutor to comment upon the evidence on summation (see, People v Sanchez, supra). (Appeal from Judgment of Monroe County Court, Bristol, J.—Criminal Sale Controlled Substance, 3rd Degree.) Present—Pine, J. P., Lawton, Doerr, Balio and Boehm, JJ.