PEOPLE v. TORRES


136 A.D.2d 664 (1988)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jesus M. Torres, Appellant

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

January 19, 1988


Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered. The facts have been considered and determined to have been established.

The defendant's conviction was based upon his purported sale of cocaine to undercover Detective Paul Marquardt.

At trial, the defendant claimed that he was "entrapped" into making the sale by a police informant, Christos Xanthoudakis, also known as Chris Dakis. He specifically testified that his first contact...

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