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PEOPLE v. BAEZ

No. 33.

2024 NY Slip Op 02225

THE PEOPLE & C., Respondent, v. MELVIN BAEZ, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided April 25, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold V. Ferguson, Jr. , for appellant.

Christopher J. Blira-Koessler , for respondent.

Defendant Melvin Baez was convicted after a nonjury trial of possessing a quantity of cocaine. The sole question on appeal is whether the People laid a legally sufficient foundation for admission of the drugs into evidence. We agree with the courts below that the People's showing established a legally adequate chain of custody and...

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