People v. Simpson (47 A.D.2d 665, 1975)

Appeal by defendant from .a judgment' of the -County Court,-Nassau County, rendered April 2, 1974, convicting him of crimi-, nal possession of a dangerous drug.in;the third degree (two .counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law, and new-trial ordered. • No determinati<$H has.'been made, with respect to the facts. The trial court .-.erred in its failure to require disclosure'of the identity of -a police informant. A police officer testified that, he, in tSe company pf the informant; went tqan apartment where be arranged to purchase a large quantity of mark juana from defendant. Another' person, one Tiritle, was arrested hi, another room of the apartment. Defendant testified .that’he had been in-the apartment, hut was there) to purchase marijuana' from. Tintlé who, like defendant, wore a beard... He saw) thA police officer andranother man in the apartment,, but did not off