This prosecution for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth and seventh degrees (Penal Law §§ 220.06, 220.03) arises out of defendant's possession of 59 envelopes containing the narcotic drug phencyclidine (PCP). The record reveals that the court did not abuse its discretion in accepting into evidence the testimony of a police chemist who had analyzed the substance taken from defendant. The witness testified as an expert in the chemical analysis...
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