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Title: People State New York v. Lancelot Henry
Author : Supreme Court of New York
Release Date : January 29, 1990
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 69 KB

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The defendant sold a quantity of cocaine to an undercover police officer. The undercover officer returned to the scene of
the crime approximately 5 to 10 minutes later and attempted to make a second purchase. The defendant was immediately arrested.
Even though the court warned the District Attorney not to elicit any testimony as to any conversation that the undercover
officer might have had with the defendant, during direct examination the officer stated that he had "a drug offer transaction"
with the defendant on the second occasion. It is well established that while evidence of unconnected, uncharged criminal conduct is inadmissible if offered only to
establish the defendant's criminal propensities, it is admissible if offered for a relevant purpose, and is competent to prove
the crime charged by means of establishing motive, intent, absence of mistake or accident, a common scheme or plan, or identity
(see, People v Vails, 43 N.Y.2d 364, 366; People v Molineux, 168 NY 264). Such evidence is also admissible to complete the
narrative of the crime charged, provided its probative value outweighs any possible prejudice (see, People v Gines, 36 N.Y.2d
932; People v Tabora, 139 A.D.2d 540, 541; People v Seaberry, 138 A.D.2d 422). Here, the evidence of the subsequent uncharged
attempted drug sale was admissible to further establish the identity of the defendant and to complete the narrative of events
leading to the defendant's arrest.