PEOPLE v. ORTEGA


78 N.Y.2d 1101 (1991)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Jimmie E. Ortega, Also Known as "Jimmie", Also Known as Leonidas Marmolejos, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 25, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Wildridge, District Attorney (James P. Maxwell of counsel), for appellant.

Vivian M. Aquilina for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant was convicted of two counts of criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance. The sale of cocaine upon which defendant's conviction was predicated took place after a confidential informant introduced an undercover police officer to the defendant.

During cross-examination, the undercover officer refused to disclose the identity...

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