People v. Ford

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady County (Halloran, J.), rendered November 8, 2002, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts).

Defendant was arrested as part of a buy-and-bust operation conducted in the City of Schenectady, Schenectady County, and was charged with various drug-related crimes in a five-count indictment. Two of the counts were dismissed by County Court at the close of proof and the jury convicted…