People v. Lance P.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Harrington, J.), rendered March 28, 1985, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Dismissal of the indictment in furtherance of justice (see, CPL 210.40) is not warranted under the circumstances of this case, where the defendant sold a significant quantity of cocaine to an undercover police officer. Nor is the defendant entitled to dismissal of the indictment on constitutional grounds, as the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- People v. FrederickNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. Danny G.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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