Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lawrence Jackson, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1993-11-08
Citations: 198 A.D.2d 303
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lawrence Jackson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 198
Pages: 303–303

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lawrence Jackson, Appellant.
[604 NYS2d 821]

Opinion:
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Mackston, J.), rendered May 8, 1991, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence adduced at trial in a light most favorable to the People, we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620, 621). Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (CPL 470.15 [5]).
The defendant's sentence is not excessive. Lawrence, J. P., Fiber, O'Brien and Santucci, JJ., concur.