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PEOPLE v. HILL

85 N.Y.2d 256 (1995)

648 N.E.2d 455

624 N.Y.S.2d 79

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Nathaniel Hill, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 16, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward S. Graves, New York City, and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, New York City (Joseph J. Dawson and Mark Dwyer of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur.

SMITH, J.

In People v Ryan (82 N.Y.2d 497) we held that in order to find a defendant guilty of Penal Law § 220.18 (5) (criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree), the People must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant had knowledge of both the possession of the substance and its weight. We now hold that, where the issue is fully...

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