People v. Hammond

— Kane, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Clyne, J.), rendered June 30, 1983, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (three counts) and criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (two counts).

At trial, the People presented the testimony of a police informant, two State Police officers and a State Police forensic scientist. Defendant was the sole witness presented by the defense. The People’s evidence established the sale by defendant of controlled substances to the police…