People v. Tisdale

Rose, J.P.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Breslin, J.), rendered June 28, 2010, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Defendant was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree after allegedly selling cocaine to a confidential informant (hereinafter Cl). At the jury trial, the Cl testified that he placed a call to defendant and asked to purchase $100 worth of cocaine. The Cl was strip-searched and provided with buy money. He then met defendant and purchased a…