The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence. The People did not rely on incompetent hearsay evidence to prove that defendant possessed at least 500 milligrams of cocaine. "[T]he police chemist's reliance on a colleague's test results was proper for evidentiary purposes because the colleague's findings were of a kind accepted in the profession as reliable (see, People v Jones,
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PEOPLE v. MOON
256 A.D.2d 24 (1998)
682 N.Y.S.2d 133
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. RONIAL MOON, Also Known as ESWICK BEEN, Appellant.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Decided December 1, 1998.
Decided December 1, 1998.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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