Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Beverly Job, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-02-20
Citations: 87 N.Y.2d 956
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Beverly Job, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 87
Pages: 956–957

Head Matter:
[664 NE2d 500, 641 NYS2d 589]
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Beverly Job, Appellant.
Decided February 20, 1996
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
William B. Carney, New York City, and Daniel L. Greenberg for appellant.
Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, New York City (Maura E. Daly of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
Defendant was convicted of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, stemming from the sale of two vials of crack cocaine to an undercover police officer. At trial, defendant presented an agency defense, and testified that the officer asked her to obtain the crack on his behalf and offered to "get her high." She additionally claimed that she had in actuality purchased four vials, keeping two for herself, and that she expected to have to barter sex at a later time in exchange for the officer providing her with some crack.
Defendant's contention that the trial court should have expanded its charge on the agency defense under People v Andujas (79 NY2d 113) is without merit. The court correctly instructed the jury that it could consider any benefit received from the buyer as supportive of an agency defense, and in that context, the charge as a whole accurately provided the jury with the proper instruction (see, e.g., People v Fields, 87 NY2d 821; People v Warren, 76 NY2d 773).
Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Simons, Titone, Bellacosa, Smith, Levine and Ciparick concur.
On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), order affirmed in a memorandum.