People v. Stephens
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 Supreme Court, Queens County (Rotker, J.), rendered April 2, 1991, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant’s contention that the packet of narcotics purchased by the undercover police officer was inadmissible at trial due to the People’s failure to establish an adequate chain of custody is without merit. It is well settled that "a chain of…
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