People v. Martinez

Judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (John Bradley, J.), rendered April 4, 1989, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 6 to 12 years, is unanimously affirmed.

The defendant was charged with criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree following a "buy-and-bust” operation. When arrested, defendant was in possession of three tinfoil packets of cocaine but none of the "buy” money. At trial, defendant’s counsel…