Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Julio Negron, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1986-08-15
Citations: 122 A.D.2d 894
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Julio Negron, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 122
Pages: 894–894

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Julio Negron, Appellant.

Opinion:
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Tomei, J.), rendered March 24, 1983, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
The testimony by undercover officer Robert Cortes that codefendant Blanca Cruz told him "we got some ['black bags' or heroin]" as she pointed to the defendant, was properly admissible as a statement by a coconspirator that had adequate independent indicia of reliability. Admission of this testimony therefore did not violate the defendant's confrontation rights (see, People v Sanders, 56 NY2d 51). This court has previously examined the trial court's charge on the appeal from codefendant Blanca Cruz' conviction and found it did not warrant reversal (see, People v Cruz, 119 AD2d 765). We have reviewed the defendant's other contentions and find them to be without merit. Lazer, J. P., Mangano, Brown and Weinstein, JJ., concur.