People v. Stroman

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Williams, J.), rendered December 10, 2010, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts).

On August 18, 2009, and following a series of telephone calls initiated by a confidential informant (hereinafter Cl), defendant pulled into the parking lot of a Hess Mart located in the Town of Lloyd, Ulster County, exited his SUV and climbed into the back seat of a vehicle that he mistakenly…