Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Martinez
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided March 22, 2007No. 0616Published
1Opinion of the Court
Lu, John T., J.
INTRODUCTION
The defendant, Rafael Martinez (Martinez), moves to suppress cocaine, heroin, and cash recovered from his pocket, as well as cash retrieved from the center console of his car, by Massachusetts State Police on December 6, 2005. The court conducted an eviden-tiary hearing on January 22, 2007, at which state police trooper Jay Conant (Conant) testified.
Finding that police had probable cause to search Martinez, the court denies the motion to suppress as to the cocaine, heroin, and cash found on Martinez. Finding that police lacked probable cause to search the car, the…
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