People v. Washington

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

On October 16, 1991, Anthony Romano, an undercover police officer with three years experience in the Queens Tactical Narcotics Task Force (TNT), observed defendant exchange what appeared to be drugs (later determined to be cocaine) for money with two other individuals. Romano thereupon radioed his fellow officer, Evelyn Cardenales, who was also assigned to the Queens TNT and was working with Romano that day investigating illegal drug trafficking, as they had on many occasions in the past. Romano radioed that…