Opinion
December 1, 1992
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Nicholas Figueroa, J.).
Defendant, who was convicted of selling one $10 glassine envelope of cocaine to an undercover officer and possessing two other glassine envelopes of heroin, was not unfairly prejudiced by the admission of background evidence concerning the procedures used in connection with undercover street-level purchases (People v Martinez, 179 A.D.2d 501, lv denied 79 N.Y.2d 1051; People v Almodovar, 178 A.D.2d 133, lv denied 79 N.Y.2d 943; People v Colon, 172 A.D.2d 173, affd 78 N.Y.2d 998). Further, in light of the overwhelming evidence of guilt, error, if any, is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.
Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Carro, Wallach, Kupferman and Kassal, JJ.