People v. Valdez

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Herrick, J), rendered May 1, 2002, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Defendant’s conviction for criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree arises from a controlled buy *680conducted by officers of the Albany County Sheriff’s Department with the aid of a confidential informant who knew defendant. The officers outfitted the informant with a body wire, gave him $50 to purchase two bags of heroin from defendant and took him to a location near…