People v. Henderson

— Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Columbia County (Zittell, J.), rendered December 1, 1981, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. In this prosecution for the sale of heroin, defendant contends that reversible error occurred because the trial court’s Sandoval ruling was made during an unreported pretrial conference. Defendant’s request for a Sandoval hearing was initially granted by the court which instructed defense counsel to arrange a suitable time for the hearing with the court clerk. Although no…