People v. Bello

OPINION OF THE COURT

Wesley, J.

Creativity in the marketplace is not restricted to lawful commercial activity. In this case we are called upon to determine whether the evidence before the Grand Jury, which indicated that defendant acted as a “screener” for the sale of crack cocaine by another, was legally sufficient to sustain the charge against him for criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree as an accomplice. We conclude that it was and therefore affirm the order of the Appellate Division reinstating the indictment.

The evidence before the Grand Jury indicated that at…