Commonwealth v. Walsh

A grand jury indicted the defendant for trafficking in cocaine and unlawful possession of marihuana in violation of G. L. c. 94C, §§ 32E (b) and 34, respectively. The defendant moved to suppress all items that had been seized at 229 Crescent Street, East Bridgewater, pursuant to a search warrant, and that motion was allowed. The Commonwealth was granted leave by a single justice of this court to file an interlocutory appeal, and the appeal was referred to the full court. We now vacate the order allowing the defendant’s motion to suppress.

The judge found the following facts. Joseph W.…