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PEOPLE v. LAWSON

75 A.D.2d 607 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Alphonzo Lawson, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

April 14, 1980

Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.

Defendant's conviction was the result of a sale of narcotics made to an undercover police officer. At trial, the defendant raised the defense of entrapment. Although guilt was established by legally sufficient evidence, we are constrained to reverse the judgment of conviction because the defendant was denied a fair trial. During...

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