Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Maurice Davis, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2001-12-13
Citations: 289 A.D.2d 91
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Maurice Davis, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 289
Pages: 91–92

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Maurice Davis, Appellant.
[734 NYS2d 63]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Sudolnik, J.), rendered October 23, 2000, convicting defendant, after a nonjury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal sale of a controlled substance in or near school grounds, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.
The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis upon which to disturb the court's determinations concerning credibility. The credible testimony, including evidence of defendant's salesman-like behavior, clearly disproved his agency defense beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v Herring, 83 NY2d 780; People v Ortiz, 76 NY2d 446, 449; People v Lam Lek Chong, 45 NY2d 64, 74-75, cert denied 439 US 935).
Defendant's remaining contentions are unpreserved and we decline to review them in the interest of justice. Were we to review these claims, we would reject them. Concur — Wallach, J. P., Lerner, Rubin, Buckley and Friedman, JJ.