On March 16, 1990, undercover State Police Investigator Samuel Mercado with the assistance of an informant, Eduard Ortez, purchased 1/16 of an ounce of cocaine from defendant, who was working as a barkeeper at the Blaze Inn Bar in the City of Amsterdam, Montgomery County. Defendant was convicted after trial of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. This appeal ensued.
Defendant argues first that the verdict was...
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