§ 220.31 Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.\n A person is guilty of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the\nfifth degree when he knowingly and unlawfully sells a controlled\nsubstance.\n Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree is a class\nD felony.\n
N.Y. Penal Law § 220.31
Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree
Applied in 16 court decisions — leading case United States v. Moore (2020)
Most recently applied in People v. Muller (June 2023)
2014-09-22
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