People v. Matthews
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Yesawich Jr., J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Tompkins County (Barrett, J.), rendered January 7, 1994, upon a verdict convicting defendant of three counts of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.
Defendant was accused of three separate transactions during August 1993 involving the sale of cocaine to an undercover police officer. At trial, defendant invoked an agency defense. To negate this defense, the prosecution was permitted to introduce evidence of negotiations concerning a failed drug transaction which occurred earlier in August 1993 as…
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