People v. Gillette

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Donna Mills, J.), rendered January 6, 2000, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 6 to 12 years, unanimously affirmed.

During trial, it was revealed that a “ghost” undercover officer observed the sale, got a good look at defendant, transmitted a radio message to his field team to arrest defendant and viewed him continuously up until his arrest.…