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People v. JacksonPeople v. Jackson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Sep 27, 1996
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Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that he was denied due process ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍because the police engaged in egregious conduct that effectively manufactured a crime that he otherwise would not have committed. We disagree {see, People v Mann, 231 ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍AD2d 914 [decided herewith]; cf, People v Isaacson, 44 NY2d 511, rearg denied 45 NY2d 776). The undercover officer’s repeated attempts to consummate the two sales of cocaine ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍resulted from the efforts by defendant to control the manner and location of the transaction and his exercise of extreme caution to avoid ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍being caught.

We further conclude that the sentence is not unduly harsh or severe. (Appeal from Judgment of Erie County Court, D’Amico, J.—Criminal Sale Controlled ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍Substance, 3rd Degree.) Present—Pine, J. P., Lawton, Fallon, Balio and Davis, JJ.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Jackson
Court Name: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date Published: Sep 27, 1996
Citations: 231 A.D.2d 907; 648 N.Y.S.2d 194; 1996 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10772
Court Abbreviation: N.Y. App. Div.
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