People v. Rivera

OPINION OF THE COURT

Sullivan, J. P.

Convicted, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, defendant challenges the sufficiency of proof, specifically citing the gap in the chain of custody between the arresting officer’s initial possession of the drugs in question and subsequent vouchering of them at the station house when they were returned to him. The facts are basically uncontroverted.

On November 24, 1990, at about 11:30 a.m., Detectives Alfred, Sosa and Sanchez of the Bronx Tactical Narcotics Unit, under the supervision of Sergeant Orlando and…