Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Frias
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 15, 1999No. 97-P-2182PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
The defendant was indicted on December 20, 1989, for trafficking on August 12, 1989, in a weight of cocaine 200 grams or more. Trial occurred some six years later, on September 13, 1996. The jury found the defendant guilty on both an individual and joint venture basis.
Upon an affidavit of Detective Brian Burokas of the Lawrence police, a “no knock” search warrant issued out of Lawrence District Court authorizing the search of the first floor right rear apartment of 304 Prospect Street, Lawrence. At about 10:00 p.m. on August 12, 1989, five detectives and two uniformed officers, in execution…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MontanezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- United States v. Mervyn Harold Cross A/K/A Eric Cross, and Robert Carter LodgeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Commonwealth v. WoodsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. KennedyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- United States v. Alfredo Diaz, Eradio Perez, and Jose Alfanso RianoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GonzalezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Commonwealth v. MirandaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. PikeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. VelasquezMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
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