Commonwealth v. Valerio

The defendant, Petra Valerio, has been charged in several indictments with offenses relating to trafficking and distribution of controlled substances as well as possession of a firearm without a firearm identification card (G.L.c. 269, §10(h)). She has filed a motion to suppress all evidence seized as a result of a search on April 9, 1996 of a 1989 Mitsubishi Mirage, Mass. Reg. 818XVM, automobile which search resulted in the seizure of heroin, cocaine, a handgun and bullets. The defendant claims that the search was conducted without a warrant, without consent and thatitwas not supported by…