PEOPLE v. FESTO


96 A.D.2d 765 (1983)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Festo, Appellant

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

June 2, 1983


Affirmed.

We differ from our dissenting brother on the question of sentence. We hold that the then-mandatory sentence of 15 to life imposed for the conviction of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree was required by law. The proof, although circumstantial, was sufficient to establish defendant's accessorial liability with respect to the drug-selling operation conducted by defendant's codefendant Luis...

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