People v Quick

Holding The court affirmed the conviction for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, finding that the evidence was sufficient to establish intent to sell. The court determined that possession of a substantial quantity of buprenorphine within a prison setting provided circumstantial proof of intent to sell, despite the absence of packaging materials.

The court’s words

defendant was in possession of what is considered a large amount of buprenorphine

2026 NY Slip Op 06176, at the official text

defendant's possession of a substantial quantity of drugs provided circumstantial proof of an intent to sell

2026 NY Slip Op 06176, at the official text

the inference of guilt is the only one that can fairly and reasonably be drawn from the facts

2026 NY Slip Op 06176, at the official text