People v. Vincente

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert M. Haft, J.), rendered May 16, 1990, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third and fifth degrees, and which sentenced him to concurrent prison terms of 6 to 12 years, 6 to 12 years and ZVi to 7 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was arrested after an undercover police officer observed him on the street handing vials over to another in exchange for money. During deliberations, the jury asked whether it…