PEOPLE v. VALENTIN

No. 45.

29 N.Y.3d 150 (2017)

75 N.E.3d 1153

53 N.Y.S.3d 592

2017 NY Slip Op 03444

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOSE VALENTIN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided May 2, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Greenberg , Office of the Appellate Defender, New York City ( Kate Mollison , Joseph M. Nursey and Alejandro B. Fernandez of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York City ( Brian R. Pouliot and David P. Stromes of counsel), for respondent.

Judges RIVERA, STEIN, FAHEY, GARCIA and WILSON concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

We are asked to determine whether the People are permitted to introduce evidence of a defendant's prior drug sale conviction on their direct case when a defendant asserts an agency defense supported solely by portions of the People's case-in-chief. We...

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