Care & Protection of Frank

The mother of a minor child, Frank (pseudonym), appeals a judgment of the District Court finding her son to be in need of care and protection pursuant to G. L. c. 119, § 24 (1988 ed.). The mother argues that the trial judge improperly admitted evidence of her criminal convic tions, arrests, and behavior. She also challenges the admission of drugs and drug paraphernalia allegedly suppressed in a criminal proceeding as the fruits of an unconstitutional search. We transferred the case to this court on our own motion. We affirm.

The mother, thirty-five years old at the time of trial, suffers from…