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People v. James
1996 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 9308
N.Y. App. Div.
1996
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Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee White, J.), rendered July 7, 1993, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third and seventh degrees, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent prison terms of 41h to 9 years and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

Contrary to defendant’s contention, the surveilling officer’s testimony that, through high-powered binoculars from a distance of 125 to 130 feet and under adequate lighting, he saw a vial of crack cocaine in the hand of a person who had just handed defendant some money, is not inherently incredible or manifestly untrue, and accordingly defendant’s motion to suppress was properly denied (see, People v Sioba, 187 AD2d 317, *429lv denied 81 NY2d 893; People v Benitez, 162 AD2d 100). Concur—Rosenberger, J. P., Ellerin, Wallach, Tom and Andrias, JJ.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. James
Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date Published: Sep 17, 1996
Citation: 1996 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 9308
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.
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