The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis for disturbing the jury's determinations concerning credibility. The evidence established that defendant possessed a quantity of drugs, including cocaine that he gave to another person with instructions to hide it for defendant.
The court's instructions on constructive possession conveyed the proper standards (see People v Manini,
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