Defendant's conviction arose out of a buy and bust operation. The undercover officer walked up to defendant and co-defendant, and asked defendant for "two nickels." The officer handed defendant ten dollars of buy money, which he gave to the co-defendant, stating "give him two." The co-defendant extracted two vials of cocaine from his own pocket, gave them to defendant, who in turn gave them to the officer. Both defendants were immediately arrested, and their identities
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PEOPLE v. ALEXANDER
172 A.D.2d 385 (1991)
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Alexander, Appellant
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
April 23, 1991
April 23, 1991
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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