People v. Colon

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ross, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment, which convicted him of two sales of controlled substances. Before us, he contends that the trial court committed reversible error, in that, inter alia, it submitted a redacted portion of the transcript of testimony of a witness to the jury, for use during deliberations; and, it permitted testimony about a sale of heroin made by defendant’s wife, which was not charged in the indictment.

By indictment, number 3868, filed November 7, 1983, a Bronx Grand Jury charged that defendant and Mr. Eric Vega, also known as Eddie Vega DeJesus,…