Legal Opinion
People v. Garcia
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 22, 1994PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Defendant Garcia and two others were arrested in a buy- and-bust operation in the Bronx. Defendant was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.
At trial, a detective who had participated in the operation testified concerning the circumstances surrounding the arrest. Over defendant’s objection, the detective was permitted to testify as an expert regarding drug transactions at the street level. His expert testimony was limited to the definitions of the terms "hawker” (the person…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People v. GarciaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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