Court of Appeals of New York

Defendant's conviction for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree is reversed and remanded for a new trial, where: 1) in this case, the proof connecting defendant to the drugs was wholly circumstantial; 2) the trial court erred in denying defendant's request for a circumstantial evidence charge; and 3) the error was not harmless.

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• Decided 11/26/2013
• Published 11/26/2013

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