PEOPLE v. JONES


39 N.Y.2d 694 (1976)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Winnie Jones, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 8, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip L. Weinstein and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

Mario Merola, District Attorney (Barry L. Kluger of counsel), for respondent.

Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES and COOKE concur in Per Curiam opinion; Chief Judge BREITEL dissents and votes to modify in a separate opinion in which Judges WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur.


Per Curiam.

Appellant, a "millhand" in a large-scale heroin packaging and distribution operation, was convicted after a jury trial of criminal possession of a dangerous drug in the first degree, a class A felony at the time of the offense on January 23, 1970. Under the mandatory provisions of section 70.00 of the Penal Law, she was sentenced to an indeterminate term of from 15 years to life imprisonment. Twelve other...

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