PEOPLE v. LEYVA


38 N.Y.2d 160 (1975)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Widelto Leyva, Jose Low and Carmen Garcia, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 4, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis R. Rosenthal for Widelto Leyva, appellant.

Michael Jaffe for Jose Low, appellant.

Frank A. Lopez for Carmen Garcia, appellant.

Eugene Gold, District Attorney (Richard D. Carruthers of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and COOKE concur.


FUCHSBERG, J.

All three defendants appeal from separate orders affirming their convictions for criminal possession of dangerous drugs rendered after a joint jury trial. All three were apprehended while they were together inside an automobile which also contained a large quantity of cocaine, stored in a manila envelope underneath the front seat. Their arrest stemmed from information received by police from an...

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