People v. EARL THOMPSON

• Decision Date: 30 March 2000
• Citation: 270 A.D.2d 211,705 N.Y.S.2d 229
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
• Parties: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent,<BR>v.<BR>CHRISTOPHER EARL THOMPSON, Appellant.

270 A.D.2d 211

705 N.Y.S.2d 229

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent,

v.CHRISTOPHER EARL THOMPSON, Appellant.

Decided March 30, 2000.

Concur — Rosenberger, J. P., Williams, Andrias, Buckley and Friedman, JJ.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence.The evidence, viewed as a whole, supported the inference that defendant was a participant in the sale and did not merely identify a source of drugs.

Defendant's claim that the verdict was repugnant because he was convicted of the sale charge but acquitted of possession with intent to sell is unpreserved and we decline to review it in the interest of justice.Were we to review this claim, we would find no repugnancy because...