People v. Estrada

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Montgomery County (Aison, J.), rendered November 23, 1987, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, criminal *949possession of a hypodermic instrument and criminal injection of a narcotic drug.

Prior to trial, in response to defendant’s motion in limine, a Sandoval hearing was held at which time County Court ruled that defendant could be…