People v. Montoya

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Blumenfeld, J.), rendered July 12, 2001, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the prosecution established a sufficient chain of custody for the narcotics which were admitted into evidence {see People v Julian, 41 NY2d 340 [1977]; People v Isaac, 222 AD2d 523, 523-524 [1995]; People v Leach, 203 AD2d 483 [1994]).

The defendant’s contention that the jury…