People v. Dordal

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and the case remitted to that court for a review of the facts. The Appellate Division erred in concluding that the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to support the conviction for criminal possession and criminal sale of a controlled substance.

The evidence at trial showed that Peter Liaskas, by prearrangement, met an undercover officer at a hotel in Tarry town to effect the sale of a quantity of cocaine. Liaskas advised the officer that the drugs were on the way. *956After making a brief telephone…