Commonwealth v. Ramirez

Liacos, CJ.

On January 9, 1989, a jury convicted the defendant of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 32A (1992 ed.). On February 26, 1990, the defendant filed a motion for a new trial. The defendant based this motion on allegedly newly discovered evidence indicating that the search warrant that led to the seizure of the evidence introduced against him had been obtained unlawfully. Specifically, the defendant contended that a police officer deliberately relied on a fictitious informant to establish probable cause for the issuance of the warrant. On…