Commonwealth v. Calcano

A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant, Juan Calcano, of trafficking in an opium derivative in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 32E. We affirm.

1. Motion to suppress. a. Facts. We summarize the facts from the motion judge's findings, supplemented by uncontroverted testimony submitted during the evidentiary hearing on the motion to suppress. On March, 26, 2012, Massachusetts State police Trooper Shawn Maher was on stationary patrol with Fionn, a canine certified in the detection of narcotics, on Interstate Route 84 in Sturbridge when Maher noticed a vehicle with what he believed to be an…