People v. Dianda

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

On May 24, 1984, State Trooper Charles Jones was working as an undercover narcotics investigator, when he met defendant at Arthur’s Court, a tavern in the City of Hudson. The two played pool together and drank beer. At one point, they decided to go up to the bar to buy another drink, where Jones remarked to defendant that the beer was "so small you probably should have some cocaine for the beer”. What transpired thereafter was the subject of conflicting testimony at trial. Jones testified that defendant…