People v. Carter

—Peters, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Columbia County (Leaman, J.), rendered October 18, 1996, upon a verdict convicting defendant of two counts of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

During a “buy and bust” operation in the City of Hudson, Columbia County, undercover police officers, working with a confidential informant, approached defendant on March 13, 1996 and on April 11, 1996. On March 13, 1996, defendant sold two bags of cocaine to State Trooper Robert Missenis while he and the confidential informant remained in the car. On April…