People v. Martinez

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Cortland County (Mullen, J.), rendered August 28, 1990, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

In connection with the Cortland County Drug Task Force’s identification of two taverns at the south end of the City of Cortland as locations where cocaine was being sold, Detective Wayne Smith was enlisted to commence an investigation into drug activities there. Accompanied by a confidential informant, Smith went to one of the bars for several hours during which time they observed…