People v. Blackman

Appeal from a judgment, of the County Court of Broome County (Smith, J.), rendered October 22, 2012, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal possession of marihuana in the first degree, criminal sale of marihuana in the first degree, criminal possession of marihuana in the fourth degree and unlawful possession of marihuana (two counts).

As part of an investigation into a possible large scale marihuana distribution ring in Broome County, State Police obtained eavesdropping warrants in the fall of 2010 to intercept *1149the phone calls of two suspects. Shortly thereafter, police…