People v. Belkota
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtSimons, J.
The District Attorney appeals from three orders which dismissed the indictments against these defendants in the “interest of justice” (CPL § 210.20, subd 1, par [i], § 210.40). At the time of the crimes charged, defendants were *120police officers of the Niagara Falls Police Department and assigned to a confidential unit engaged in undercover work.
Defendant Belkota was indicted for three counts of unlawful selling of a dangerous drug, third degree (Penal Law, former § 220.35) and two counts of eavesdropping (Penal Law, § 250.05). The indictment alleges that he distributed heroin to three…
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