People v. Thillet

Defendants Santiago Thillet and Americo Nieves appeal from their convictions and sentences for the crime of unlawful delivery of more than 15 grams of a substance containing heroin.

Defendants were charged by indictment with delivering more than 15 grams of a substance containing heroin to Joseph Andalina on January 10,1978. A third defendant, Jose Rivera, was charged in the same indictment with aiding and abetting Thillet and Nieves in the delivery to Andalina; however, a mistrial was declared as to Rivera when the jury was unable to agree upon a verdict, and he is not involved in this…