On the morning of January 21, 1987, undercover Police Officer James Abbazia approached a group of men on the corner of Bleecker and Lafayette Streets in Manhattan and asked for "D," i.e., heroin. After a brief discussion, a man whom Abbazia identified as defendant handed him two glassine envelopes stamped "DT-88" as Abbazia gave a second man $20. Two to three minutes later, Abbazia radioed descriptions to his backup team. He described the man who had given him the drugs by...
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