People v. Matienzo

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

While stationed in a hidden observation post on the evening of October 12, 1989, Police Officer Brendan Carney saw defendant standing on a street corner in a high-crime area of Manhattan. As the officer watched, defendant removed a small plastic bag from a brown paper bag and handed it to another man in exchange for money. Carney radioed to Police Officers Shea and Fitzgerald, who were in a patrol car, that there had been a "hand to hand,” and provided a detailed description of defendant. Shea and Fitzgerald…