People v. Poulsen

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Hanophy, J.), rendered August 17, 1988, 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.

The defendant was arrested after selling two vials of crack cocaine to an undercover officer. On appeal, the defendant argues, inter alia, that the People failed to establish a proper chain of custody supporting the admission of the drugs into evidence.

The undercover officer testified that he initialed the vials and…