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EVEN THOUGH DEFENDANT RELIED SOLELY ON THE PROSECUTION’S EVIDENCE TO RAISE THE AGENCY DEFENSE TO A DRUG SALE, EVIDENCE OF A PRIOR DRUG-SALE CONVICTION WAS PROPERLY ADMITTED IN THE PEOPLE’S CASE TO PROVE INTENT.

The Court of appeals, in a full-fledged opinion by Judge DiFiore, determined that even though defendant relied solely on the prosecution's evidence to raise the agency defense to the charged drug sale, Molineux evidence of defendant's prior conviction for a drug sale was admissible in the People's direct case to prove intent:

… [D]efendant plainly raised the issue of his intent and particular role in the drug sale as a salesman based on his arguments to the jury at trial, his cross-examination of the People's witnesses, and his specific request for an agency charge to the jury. The trial court then conducted the proper balancing analysis, determining that it would permit introduction of only one of defendant's prior convictions. Under these circumstances, the People were properly permitted by the trial court to use the admissible evidence of defendant's prior drug sale conviction on the issue of intent in their case-in-chief … . People v Valentin, 2017 NY Slip Op 03444, CtApp 5-2-17

CRIMINAL LAW (EVEN THOUGH DEFENDANT RELIED SOLELY ON THE PROSECUTION'S EVIDENCE TO RAISE THE AGENCY DEFENSE TO A DRUG SALE, EVIDENCE OF A PRIOR DRUG-SALE CONVICTION WAS PROPERLY ADMITTED IN THE PEOPLE'S CASE TO PROVE INTENT)/EVIDENCE (CRIMINAL LAW, EVEN THOUGH DEFENDANT RELIED SOLELY ON THE PROSECUTION'S EVIDENCE TO RAISE THE AGENCY DEFENSE TO A DRUG SALE, EVIDENCE OF A PRIOR DRUG-SALE CONVICTION WAS PROPERLY ADMITTED IN THE PEOPLE'S CASE TO PROVE INTENT)/AGENCY DEFENSE (CRIMINAL LAW, EVEN THOUGH DEFENDANT RELIED SOLELY ON THE PROSECUTION'S EVIDENCE TO RAISE THE AGENCY DEFENSE TO A DRUG SALE, EVIDENCE OF A PRIOR DRUG-SALE CONVICTION WAS PROPERLY ADMITTED IN THE PEOPLE'S CASE TO PROVE INTENT)/MOLINEUX EVIDENCE (EVEN THOUGH DEFENDANT RELIED SOLELY ON THE PROSECUTION'S EVIDENCE TO RAISE THE AGENCY DEFENSE TO A DRUG SALE, EVIDENCE OF A PRIOR DRUG-SALE CONVICTION WAS PROPERLY ADMITTED IN THE PEOPLE'S CASE TO PROVE INTENT)

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