People v. Vaughn Martin

DECISION & ORDER The defendant contends that he was denied a fair trial by the admission into evidence, over objection,
of $430 in currency that had been found in his pockets at the time of his arrest (in addition to 13 vials of the type of cocaine
known as crack and a crumpled $10 bill). Since two counts of the indictment accused the defendant of criminal possession of cocaine with intent to sell, evidence
of the currency found on his person at the time of his arrest was relevant and admissible on the issue of his intent (see,
People v Jones, 138 A.D.2d 405; see also, People v Hernandez, 71 N.Y.2d 233, 245-247; People v Wheeler, 140 A.D.2d 731).