People v. Mann

Judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed in accordance with the following Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth and seventh degrees and sentencing him to five months in jail and five years of probation. Defendant’s conviction arises out of a September 2, 1994 drug transaction in which defendant was the buyer. Defendant’s primary contention is that the conviction must be reversed on due process grounds because the police or their agents illegally facilitated the sale to defendant.

Due…