People v. Cowan

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward McLaughlin, J.), rendered April 8, 1987, convicting defendant of conspiracy in the second degree, criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first and second degrees, and two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, for which he was sentenced to 15 years to life and lesser concurrent terms, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was convicted of participating in several drug transactions with undercover officers over an extensive period of time in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn. At trial, during deliberations,…