People v. Stone

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Fulton County (Best, J.), rendered August 12, 1986, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of possession of marihuana in the third degree.

On November 7, 1985, an individual named Pollitt, who was being held by the City of Johnstown Police pending arraignment, agreed to provide information regarding drug sales in Fulton County in exchange for bail. Following his arraignment, Pollitt was released into the custody of the police and agreed to enlist the help of Stephen Dutscher in purchasing a pound of marihuana from defendant.

The…