Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Luis Santana, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2001-05-22
Citations: 283 A.D.2d 304
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Luis Santana, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 283
Pages: 304–304

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Luis Santana, Appellant.
[724 NYS2d 847]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (William Leibovitz, J.), rendered April 4, 2000, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 6 to 12 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490). Issues of credibility and identification were properly presented to the jury and we find no reason to disturb its determination.
We perceive no basis for reduction of sentence. Concur— Williams, J. P., Ellerin, Lerner, Saxe and Buckley, JJ.