Mizhir v. Carbonneau

Around 5:00 RM. on July 30, 2003, George Mizhir, III (“Mizhir”) retrieved his Chevy Blazer from an automobile dealer who was doing routine maintenance on it and drove to “the big chair”3 in Gardner to meet a potential real estate client. As Mizhir arrived in the vicinity of the big chair, police swooped in with guns drawn and arrested him, without a warrant, on drug charges. An inventory search of the Blazer was conducted and a bag of cocaine was found in a compartment next to a rear door. Mizhir was charged with possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute in a school zone, a charge…