Commonwealth v. Amaral

A Superior Court judge, sitting without a jury, convicted the defendant on four indictments that charged conspiracy and possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute. On appeal the defendant contends that his motions to dismiss the indictments and to suppress certain evidence were improperly denied. We find no error.

1. Motion to dismiss indictments. The Superior Court judge was not required to dismiss the indictments merely because a District Court judge had dismissed complaints for the identical offenses. Commonwealth v. Bailey, 13 Mass. App. Ct. 1019 (1982). The complaints…