Defendant's sufficiency claim concerning his knowledge of the weight of the drugs seized upon his arrest is unpreserved for appellate review as a matter of law (CPL 470.05 [2]), and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. In any event, if we were to review it, we would find that such knowledge could be inferred from defendant's possession of packaged cocaine almost three times more than the threshold amount required by statute (see, People v Hill
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PEOPLE v. CELSO
225 A.D.2d 336 (1996)
638 N.Y.S.2d 633
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Clemente Celso, Also Known as Celso Clemente, Appellant
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March 7, 1996
March 7, 1996
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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