People v. Drew

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Harris, J.), rendered February 3, 1987, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (three counts), criminal injection of a narcotic drug and attempted criminal injection of a narcotic drug.

On February 28, 1986 there was a gathering of people in the apartment of Lisa Jackson in the City of Albany. Reportedly at Jackson’s request, defendant brought to that gathering several glassine bags of a white powdery substance which the People maintain was heroin. At some time…