PEOPLE v. RIVERA


161 Misc.2d 237 (1994)

612 N.Y.S.2d 782

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Joann Rivera, Defendant.

Supreme Court, New York County.

April 1, 1994


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Aid Society (Robert M. Baum and Stephanie Kaplan of counsel), for defendant. Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County (Robert H. Silbering and Steven Nachman of counsel), for plaintiff.


JAMES A. YATES, J.

Joann Rivera is charged with one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree as a result of her acceptance of a delivery by an undercover postal inspector of a sealed package containing a wedding album within which was secreted over three pounds of cocaine. The defendant, a 37-year-old married mother of four, accepted delivery of the package from the undercover...

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