Commonwealth v. Motta

On appeal from his conviction for trafficking in cocaine, the defendant alleges error in the denial of his motion to suppress. He contends that the reliability of the informant who furnished the information for the issuance of a search warrant was not established. We agree and reverse his conviction.

Here, the affiant stated that the informant had furnished information which had led to the arrest of two named individuals for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. This statement standing alone was insufficient to establish the reliability of the informant. Commonwealth v. Rojas, 403…