People v. Smith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtEgan Jr., J.
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Breslin, J.), rendered May 30, 2014 in Albany County, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.
In late March 2013 or early April 2013, Tyson Ruecker, a detective assigned to the Community Response Unit of the Albany Police Department, was approached by a confidential informant (hereinafter Cl)—with whom Ruecker had worked extensively for approximately 18 months—and given information regarding a potential drug “target” known as “Pops.” According to the Cl, Pops was selling drugs…
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