New York Court of Appeals· 4/27/1995
People v. Starling
Citations
- 650 N.E.2d 387
- 85 N.Y.2d 509
- 626 N.Y.S.2d 729
- 1995 N.Y. LEXIS 1032
How courts have described this case
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- holding that “the statutory definition of the term [sell] conspicuously excludes any requirement that the transfer be commercial in nature or conducted for a particular type of benefit or underlying purpose”
- by enacting broad definition of “sell,” legislature evinced clear intent to include any form of transfer of controlled substance
- by enacting broad definition of “sell” to embrace acts of giving or disposing of drugs, Legislature evinced clear intent to include any form of transfer of controlled substance from one person to another
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Judges: Titone
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