Commonwealth v. Berardi

Agnes, Peter W., J.

INTRODUCTION

The defendant, Antonio Berardi, is charged with illegal possession of cocaine. He has filed a motion to suppress evidence of thirteen grams of cocaine found in a GNC bottle that was located during an inventory search. Based on the credible evidence presented at the hearing on the motion to suppress, I make the following findings and rulings of law.

FINDINGS OF FACT

The essential facts are undisputed. On July 23, 2004 Officer Kevin St. Pierre of the Salem Police Department recognized the defendant and knew that there was a warrant out for his arrest. The officer…