New York Court of Appeals May 31, 2012, 111 (People v. Yusuf)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Read, J.

On January 10, 2008, the police executed a no-knock search warrant at an apartment where defendant Malik Yusuf resided, leading to his arrest and subsequent conviction after a jury trial of three drug crimes—a class B felony, a class C felony and a class A misdemeanor. Prior to sentencing, the People filed two statements of predicate felony conviction.