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Commonwealth v. Santiago

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided March 8, 1991No. 89-P-1153PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFine, J.

Carlos Bernier, Evelyn Munoz, and Enrique Santiago were convicted of trafficking in cocaine, and Bernier was convicted also of possession of heroin, after a jury trial in Superior Court. The police found the cocaine and heroin after stopping a car in Malden which Santiago was driving and in which the other two defendants were passengers. The defendants’ appeals are multifaceted. We discuss the facts in relation to each of the claims on appeal.

1. Pretrial Issues.

a. Santiago’s motion to suppress the cocaine. Santiago’s motion to suppress was heard by the same judge who pre-. sided over the…

2Cases cited62 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MubdiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
  2. Commonwealth v. MirandaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
  3. Commonwealth v. SabettiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
  4. Commonwealth v. BabbittMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
  5. Commonwealth v. SadberryMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1998

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