Commonwealth v. Rivas

Defendant Luis Rivas has been indicted for trafficking of a class B substance. The defendant moves to suppress all items police seized from the defendant’s person and the second-floor apartment at 161 South Main Street, Attleboro, pursuant to a search warrant issued by the Attleboro District Court. The defendant contends that (1) the affidavit of Attleboro Police Detective Robert N. Palmer supporting the application for the warrant failed to establish probable cause to issue the warrant, (2) the affidavit failed to meet the requirements of particularity in describing the premises to be…