People v. Grieco

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Mclnerney, J.), rendered May 7, 1985, convicting him of attempted criminal possession of stolen property in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (5).

The defendant, a gas station owner, was arrested after he purchased a truckload of tires from an undercover police officer. The officer had led the defendant to believe that the tires were…