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PEOPLE v. BROWN

97 N.Y.2d 500 (2002)

769 N.E.2d 1266

743 N.Y.S.2d 374

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. TARKISHA BROWN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 19, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Aid Society, New York City (Andrew E. Abraham and Andrew C. Fine of counsel), for appellant.

Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney, Bronx (Rafael A. Curbelo, Joseph N. Ferdenzi and Allen H. Saperstein of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges LEVINE, CIPARICK, WESLEY and ROSENBLATT concur with Judge GRAFFEO; Chief Judge KAYE concurs in a separate concurring opinion in which Judges WESLEY and ROSENBLATT concur; Judge SMITH dissents and votes to reverse in another opinion.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GRAFFEO, J.

In this appeal we are asked to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion in allowing the introduction of expert testimony by a police officer in a criminal trial regarding the general operating methods and terminology used in street-level narcotics transactions. Under the facts and circumstances presented, we hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion.

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