Eyewitness testimony at a suppression hearing and subsequently at trial adduced the following: On May 3, 1991, defendant Hector Martinez was approached by Lavert Lee on West 151st Street in Manhattan. Lee asked defendant to sell him $8 worth of crack. Defendant insisted that Lee wait for another buyer to come along because he did not want to retrieve such a small amount of drugs from his supply. When Lee persisted, defendant threw his $8 on the ground and a fight broke out...
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