People v. Cortes

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Jaspan, J.), rendered November 26, 1979, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

A sale of an ounce of cocaine gave rise to the charge on which defendant was convicted. Defendant was charged with acting in concert with his codefendants (Penal Law § 20.00). The record indicates that defendant knew of the proposed drug sale and that he expected to profit from the transaction. Consequently, on June 9, 1979, defendant…