People v. Rizzo

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Harris, J.), rendered October 23, 1985, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crime of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

In February 1985, police monitored a purchase by a confidential informant of cocaine from defendant. Based on this and other information about defendant learned through police investigation, a search warrant was issued authorizing the search of defendant’s person, his automobile and his residence. The search produced a variety of inculpatory evidence. Defendant was…