People v. Jamison

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Kibbie F. Payne, J.), rendered June 3, 2009, as amended June 25, 2009, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony drug offender, to a term of two years, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly permitted the undercover officers to give background testimony, based on their experiences, regarding the roles of participants in street level drug sales (see People v Brown, 97 NY2d 500, 505-507 [2002]). Accessorial liability was the principal issue in the…