Commonwealth v. Kennedy

The defendant, James Kennedy, was convicted of illegal possession of cocaine, G. L. c. 94C, § 34, and conspiracy to violate controlled substances laws, G. L. c. 94C, § 40, and appealed. The Appeals Court reversed the convictions. Commonwealth v. Kennedy, 42 Mass. App. Ct. 668 (1997). We granted the Commonwealth’s application for further appellate review. A judge in the District Court had denied *704Kennedy’s motion to suppress contraband evidence based on her determination that probable cause existed for a warrantless arrest and a search of Kennedy incident to that arrest. We affirm the denial of…