People v. Boyd

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Breslin, J.), rendered August 13, 2013 in Albany County, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree stemming from his sale of heroin to a confidential informant (hereinafter Cl) on April 10, 2012. The trial evidence established that police detectives strip-searched the Cl for contraband and, finding none, fitted her with a wire and provided her with prerecorded buy money.…