People v. Luciano

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered July 24, 1975, convicting him of two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered. No issue has been presented with respect to the facts. At the trial there was testimony that an undercover officer, Michael D. McCann, bought heroin from defendant on two occasions. A back-up team provided security for the officer and subsequently made the arrest. Officer McCann was the only witness who was…