People v. Thomas

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County, rendered September 22, 1976, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. While there were some errors committed during the trial, none were of a prejudicial nature warranting a reversal (see People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230). We again call the attention of the trial bench to the mandate of CPL 710.60 (subd 6), which requires a hearing court to set…