Commonwealth v. Pagan

The defendant appeals from his conviction of traf*63ticking in cocaine, contending that his motion to suppress evidence was erroneously denied. After a remand to the motion judge for further findings, the Appeals Court, in an unpublished memorandum and order pursuant to its rule 1:28, held that the challenged search was lawful and affirmed the conviction. Commonwealth v. Pagan, 54 Mass. App. Ct. 1115 (2002). We granted the defendant’s application for further appellate review, and we now affirm the conviction.

1. Background, a. Facts. After an evidentiary hearing, the motion judge made the…