People v. Gomcin

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

During the evening hours of January 31, 1997 and the early morning hours of February 1, 1997, the police were conducting an undercover “buy operation” at a social club in Queens, New York. At 8:00 p.m., a female undercover officer stationed inside the club radioed a detective who was a member of the undercover team. She told him that she had been approached by a tall white male with a pony tail — whom she dubbed “JD Tan” — who asked her “if she wanted to take a hit of cocaine.” Approximately six hours later,…