People v. Coleman

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Sullivan County (LaBuda, J.), rendered June 7, 2001, upon a verdict convicting defendant of two counts of the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

On September 5, 2000, a confidential informant introduced Joseph Tokarz, an agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration, to defendant at a motel located in the Village of Liberty, Sullivan County. Tokarz asked defendant if he could get him cocaine. Defendant responded that he had to make a phone call, after which he told Tokarz it would be about 30 minutes before they…