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Heroin Upon Which Defendant Overdosed in His Cell Constituted “Dangerous Contraband”—Conviction for Promoting Prison Contraband in the First Degree Was Not Against the Weight of the Evidence

The Third Department determined defendant’s conviction for promoting prison contraband in the first degree was supported by the evidence.  The contraband, heroin, was “dangerous” with the meaning of the statute because it endangered the safety of the defendant, who overdosed on the drug in his cell:

As noted by County Court, contraband will be considered dangerous under the statutory definition as long as it endangers the safety of “any person” (Penal Law § 205.00 [4]). Inasmuch as the heroin possessed by defendant clearly endangered his own safety, and he freely admitted that he used it to harm himself, there was legally sufficient evidence from which the jury could reasonably conclude that it constituted dangerous contraband and we do not find that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence… . People v Verley, 2014 NY Slip Op 07208, 3rd Dept 10-23-14

 

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