PEOPLE v. HOWARD


138 A.D.2d 523 (1988)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Harold Howard, Appellant

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

March 14, 1988


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant was arrested after selling two tinfoils of cocaine to an undercover narcotics officer who made the purchase with $10 of prerecorded "buy money". On appeal, the defendant argues, inter alia, that the People failed to establish a proper chain of custody supporting the admission of the drugs into evidence. We disagree.

The police officer who purchased the tinfoil packets of cocaine from the defendant...

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