People v. Casado

Mikoll, J. P.

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Danaher, Jr., J.), rendered August 10, 1992, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.

Upon a tip from an informant concerning sales of cocaine from his apartment, Police Officer Alaric McAlinn went to 516 Oak Street in the City of Elmira, Chemung County, at approximately 12:35 a.m. on February 4, 1992 for the purpose of making an undercover drug buy. At the door of the…