People v. Covey

— Casey, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Delaware County (Mugglin, J.), rendered January 22, 1991, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Based upon information supplied by an informant, State Troopers instructed the informant to meet with defendant for the purpose of purchasing cocaine. The informant met with defendant on July 19, 1990, but no sale occurred. The following day a State Police surveillance team watched as defendant *1127and the informant met again. Defendant and the informant arrived in…