Defendant was convicted of the sale of "crack" cocaine to an undercover police officer on July 1, 1988. He was arrested almost immediately in a "buy and bust" operation. Defendant, a 27 year old man addicted to "crack" cocaine, asserted that he was entrapped by the police who lured him into selling crack for the only time in his life. He further stated that he had sold marijuana in the past but avoided selling cocaine because of the greater penalties.
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