Evidence at trial established that the arresting officer observed defendant complete a street sale of two glassine envelopes of heroin to an apprehended purchaser, from whom the contraband was recovered.
Contrary to defendant's claim raised for the first time on appeal, the officer's single statement elicited on direct examination that he was "observing the area" because it was a "known drug trafficking area" cannot reasonably be viewed as linking defendant to general...
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