Commonwealth v. Figueroa

The defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury of trafficking in cocaine, G. L. c. 94C, § 32E(¿>), and the same offense within 1,000 feet of a school, G. L. c. 94C, § 32J. On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the Commonwealth failed to meet its threshold burden of proof with respect to the possession element of both offenses; (2) the defendant’s motion to suppress was improperly denied, as the Commonwealth failed to establish the veracity of the confidential informant (informant or Cl), whose tip led to the search warrant; (3) the defendant’s pretrial motion for disclosure of…