People v. Green

Following a trial by jury the defendant was convicted of two counts of the sale of heroin and one count of possession with intent to sell. On the trial the evidence showed that the two sales were made nearly simultaneously, one to each of two undercover police agents. Present at the two sales was a civilian who was variously referred to as ‘1 the informant ”, “a known drug addict ”, or “ the witness ”. The officers also testified that in the company of the informant, a few days prior to the sales, they had gone to a public gathering place and at that time had met the defendant. The People did…