People v. Smith

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Ulster County (Williams, J.), rendered July 17, 2014, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Defendant was arrested after selling crack cocaine to a confidential informant (hereinafter Cl) in a “buy and bust” operation in the City of Kingston, Ulster County and was subsequently indicted on the charges of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled…