People v. Oliver
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Beldock, J.), rendered May 5,1981, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered. The evidence adduced at trial raised a substantial issue as to “whether the defendant had acted as an agent of the buyer, the undercover police officer, and, therefore was not guilty of the crime of selling a narcotic drug for which he was convicted (People v Roche, 45…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. ArgibayNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. RocheNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. GonzalesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- People v. BetheaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
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