Commonwealth v. Acevedo

INTRODUCTION

The defendant, Luis Acevedo, is charged with unlawful possession of cocaine, unlawful possession of heroin with the intent to distribute, unlawful possession of marijuana and unlawful distribution of drugs within 1000 feet of a school. The charges arose from the seizure of heroin, cocaine and marijuana occasioned by the execution of a search warrant on April 30, 1996.

The defendant filed a motion to suppress evidence seized during the execution of the search warrant. The motion alleged that (1) the affidavit in support of the application for a search warrant failed to establish…