Judgment affirmed.
Appellant's principal contention is his two-pronged attack, upon the constitutionality of the 1973 revision of article 220 of the Penal Law, which became effective September 1, 1973, pertaining to the unlawful sale and possession of controlled substances (narcotics). The increased penalties imposed for the unlawful sale and possession of the controlled substances do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment, violative of the Eighth Amendment of...
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