Bosworth v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BARROW, J.

In this appeal of a conviction of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, the defendant challenges the stop of her automobile. She contends that she was illegally detained because a state trooper stopped her automobile under a pretext. Although the trooper testified that he stopped the defendant because she was speeding, she alleges that he stopped her because her car met a drug courier profile. The defendant also contends that consent to search her automobile was obtained by coercion and that certain statements she made were inadmissible because they were made…