People v. Quaranta

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County, rendered December 18, 1978, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered. In our opinion, the Trial Judge should have declared a mistrial following his granting of a severance to codefendant Gourdet on the ground that Gourdet could not receive a fair trial…