People v. Gates

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Monserrate, J.), rendered September 27, 1991 in Broome County, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts).

On November 8, 1990, the State Police arranged for an informant to make a drug buy with identified currency at the residence of defendant, who was the target of an ongoing investigation. The first attempt failed because defendant was unwilling to divide larger packets of cocaine into…