PEOPLE v. RIVERA


186 A.D.2d 504 (1992)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Javier Rivera, Appellant

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

October 29, 1992


Defendant was arrested after a police surveillance team observed him make several exchanges of glassine envelopes for cash. On occasion, defendant was observed to retrieve a brown paper bag which was secreted, alternatively, in leaves or in a garbage can within 10 feet of his location. One of the purchasers was arrested in his car moments after a sale, and two glassine envelopes containing heroin were recovered. A backup team then arrested defendant. The brown bag was not...

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