People v. Logan

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant, a former New York City detective, was convicted after a jury trial of bribe receiving and official misconduct. Defendant had introduced a known drug dealer to a fellow police officer and was present when the drug dealer gave the officer a bribe in return for his cooperation in ensuring that the dealer’s drug operations would be protected from police investigation.

At this stage of review of a criminal conviction, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution. Under that…