Commonwealth v. Burke

Acting on a tip, undercover officers of the Fall River police department searched for a red G.M.C. truck with a yellow “Z” insignia. They found and followed a truck of that description. During the officers’ surveillance, the truck stopped in a supermarket parking lot. The truck driver (defendant) and his sole passenger left the vehicle and were approached by a *77third man with whom they engaged in conversation. While the three men were talking, the defendant reached into his right pocket and took out a clear plastic envelope containing a white powder, and the third man removed some bills from…