Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Vasquez Santiago, Also Known as Santiago Vasquez, Appellant;
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-12-28
Citations: 278 A.D.2d 174
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Vasquez Santiago, Also Known as Santiago Vasquez, Appellant;
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 278
Pages: 174–174

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Vasquez Santiago, Also Known as Santiago Vasquez, Appellant;
[718 NYS2d 177]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edwin Torres, J.), rendered April 1, 1998, 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 6 to 12 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Credibility issues, including the discrepancy regarding the color of the ziplock bags of drugs, were properly presented to the jury and there is no reason to disturb its determination. The fact that the jury could not agree on a verdict on the sale count does not warrant a different conclusion (see, People v Rayam, 94 NY2d 557). Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Nardelli, Williams, Mazzarelli and Friedman, JJ.