Commonwealth v. Colondres

Before trial, the defendant, Johnny Colondres, moved to suppress evidence obtained from his apartment by Springfield police during the execution of an “anticipatory search warrant.” The defendant claimed that police had executed the search before the “triggering events” stated in the affidavit had occurred, and that therefore the search should be treated as warrantless and the evidence suppressed. The motion judge denied the defendant’s motion to suppress, and after a jury-waived trial before a different judge, the defendant was convicted of trafficking in heroin and cocaine, and of unlawful…