People v. Hall

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (James J. Leif, J.), rendered January 5, 1989, convicting defendant, after trial by jury, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and sentencing him, as a predicate felony offender, to 4 Vi to 9 years’ imprisonment, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was arrested during a buy-and-bust operation after selling crack cocaine to an undercover police officer for $20 of prerecorded buy money. Within minutes, the officer transmitted defendant’s description, including the fact that he was wearing a distinctive tee shirt, to backup officers…