People v. Brown

Full title: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JEROME BROWN, Appellant

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Sep 29, 1997

242 A.D.2d 730 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

664 N.Y.S.2d 926

Opinion

September 29, 1997

Appeal from Supreme Court, Queens County (Rutledge, J.).

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution ( see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant acted as a steerer in the sale of crack cocaine to an undercover police officer ( see, People v. Herring, 83 N.Y.2d 780). 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 ( see, CPL 470.15).

The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.

Thompson, J.P., Joy, Friedmann and Krausman, JJ., concur.