People v. Wharton

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1989-11-28

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OPINION OF THE COURT Memorandum. The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed. An undercover police officer carrying out his official duties on a Brooklyn street, in what is commonly referred to as the law enforcement technique of a narcotics "buy and bust” operation, purchased two foil packets of cocaine from defendant. The undercover purchasing officer radioed a description of defend…

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