People v. Barry

Opinion by

Chief Judge STERNBERG.

The defendant, Thomas Barry, appeals the judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of possession of a controlled substance. On appeal, he argues that his war-rantless arrest was illegal, the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction, and the trial court’s answer to a jury question was erroneous. We affirm.

Suspecting that a person named Rounds was dealing in drugs, the police used an informant to arrange a drug purchase from him and provided the informant with money for the purchase. The police followed Rounds, but lost him. They did,…