People v. Ortega

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant was convicted of two counts of criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance. The sale of cocaine upon which defendant’s conviction was predicated took place after a confidential informant introduced an undercover police officer to the defendant.

During cross-examination, the undercover officer refused to disclose the identity of the confidential informant. Recognizing that the court had to decide whether or not to require disclosure pursuant to guidelines set forth in People v Goggins (34…