Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 13, 1998PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the de*418fendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Orgera, J.), rendered October 24, 1996, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant was arrested during a so-called “buy and bust” operation in which he and a codefendant sold crack cocaine to an undercover police officer. Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the defendant’s request for a charge on the agency defense was properly denied. The defendant’s own testimony clearly indicated…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. People v. ContesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. People v. . GaimariNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  4. People v. GarafoloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
  5. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  2. People v. FraserAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  3. People v. RodriguezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. People v. ShodunkeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. People v. KnightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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