People v. Hall

Appeals (1) from a judgment of the County Court of Albany County (Breslin, J.), rendered January 10, 1996, upon a verdict *683convicting defendant of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and (2) by permission, from an order of said court, entered June 7, 1998, which denied defendant’s motion pursuant to CPL 440.10 to vacate the judgment of conviction, after a hearing.

On the evening of September 14, 1994, two police officers observed a woman approach defendant in the City of Albany, have a brief discussion with him and hand him money; defendant, in turn,…