People v. Cruz

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward McLaughlin, J.), rendered April 13, 1988, convicting defendant of two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree, two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, and one count of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him to concurrent indeterminate sentences of 25 years to life on the first degree counts, and 8 Vs to 25 years on the third degree count, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was arrested following a covert drug operation, in which he sold…