Judgment reversed, on the law, counts 1, 2 and 3 of the indictment dismissed, and new trial ordered on counts 7 and 8 of the indictment.
The People failed to establish a proper chain of custody with respect to the cocaine allegedly sold by defendant on August 4, 1983. The testimony of the People's witnesses established that defendant handed a cellophane envelope containing a white powdery substance to Steven Steinback, a codefendant who turned State's evidence. Neither...
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