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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. DENNIS EDWARDS, Respondent.

Order unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The People have appealed from an order setting aside a jury verdict convicting defendant of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and conspiracy in the first degree. The trial court's action was based on its determination that the People had not established a prima facie case for either crime. We agree. Unlike the situation in People v. Berkowitz ( 50 N.Y.2d 333), the People here did not produce evidence sufficiently connecting the defendant to a conspiracy to possess cocaine as charged in the indictment. Since a prima facie case of conspiracy was not established the acts and utterances of the alleged coconspirators could not be attributed to the defendant.

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PEOPLE v. EDWARDS
(Jul 10, 1980)