People v. Williams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Friedman, J.
Defendant was convicted of selling two glassine containers of heroin to an undercover police detective. At trial, the People presented two witnesses, the detective who purchased the heroin (UC 22152) and the arresting officer. Of these two witnesses, only UC 22152 testified to having witnessed the transaction. UC 22152’s identification testimony was not corroborated by any other evidence. Although the officers’ testimony established that the undercover team included a “ghost” assigned to observe the transaction, the People did not call any “ghost” to testify.…
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