People v. Alicea

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him after a jury trial of two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law § 220.16 [1]) and one count of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law § 220.39 [1]). The conviction arises from two controlled purchases of cocaine by a confidential informant. The informant, defendant’s friend, offered to assist police after his vehicle was stopped by police and cocaine was recovered. He purchased cocaine from defendant on two occasions, and…