PEOPLE v. BELLO


92 N.Y.2d 523 (1998)

705 N.E.2d 1209

683 N.Y.S.2d 168

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Edward Bello, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frances A. Gallagher, New York City, and M. Sue Wycoff for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, New York City (Miriam Shire and Rona Feinberg of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur.


WESLEY, J.

Creativity in the marketplace is not restricted to lawful commercial activity. In this case we are called upon to determine whether the evidence before the Grand Jury, which indicated that defendant acted as a "screener" for the sale of crack cocaine by another, was legally sufficient to sustain the charge against him for criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree as an accomplice...

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