Commonwealth v. Ciaramitaro

Following a jury-waived trial, a Superior Court judge found the defendant guilty of trafficking in cocaine1 and possession of two dangerous weapons: a dirk knife and a switch *639knife.2 On appeal, the defendant challenges only the denial, after an evidentiary hearing, of his motion to suppress evidence (weapons and drugs) seized from his vehicle without a warrant. We affirm.

We summarize the facts found by the motion judge, which we supplement with uncontested testimony from the suppression hearing, Commonwealth v. Sweezey, 50 Mass. App. Ct. 48, 49 (2000), mindful that assessment of witness…