People v. Hughes

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Columbia County (Zittell, J.), rendered December 12, 1983, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Defendant was tried on an indictment charging him with three counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree arising from three incidents occurring in the City of Hudson, Columbia County. The first two counts alleged that defendant sold a controlled substance on April 4, 1983 at approximately 4:00 p.m., and 9:00 p.m., at 4 South Second Street. The third…