Commonwealth v. Rivera

1. There was no error in the denial of the motions for a directed verdict of either of the defendants, Rivera or Soto. There was evidence that the defendants were present in an apartment into which forcible entry with a search warrant was made by several police officers. Upon entering, the police observed Soto standing "over” the bathroom toilet as twenty-five to thirty packets of heroin were being flushed down the drain. The police managed to retrieve six of these which had an estimated total "street” value of $240. Soto, who was unemployed, had $410 on his person. As the police made their…