PEOPLE v. SAPIA


48 A.D.2d 524 (1975)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Sapia, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

July 15, 1975


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving Anolik for appellant.

Robert K. Hood of counsel (Peter L. Zimroth with him on the brief; Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney), for respondent.

STEVENS, P. J., LUPIANO and NUNEZ, JJ., concur with LANE, J.; MURPHY, J., dissents in an opinion.


LANE, J.

Joseph Sapia was convicted after a jury trial of criminally selling a dangerous drug in the first degree and criminally selling a dangerous drug in the third degree. The charges arose from two separate transactions: one on June 27, 1973, resulting in the sale by defendant of four ounces of heroin, and the second taking place on July 6, 1973, resulting in the sale by defendant of one kilo of heroin.<...

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