Commonwealth v. Lopez

Three Medford police officers apprehended the defendant Richard Lopez in possession of six packages of *742cocaine. In the trial leading to his conviction by a jury of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute it (G. L. c. 94C, § 32A[c]), the Commonwealth introduced those bags of cocaine as essential evidence.1 On his appeal, Lopez claims error in the denial of his motion to suppress the drugs seized from him. He argues that the police failed to articulate a reasonable suspicion that he was committing or about to commit a crime, and that they had insufficient basis to open the fist in which…