Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Alcantara
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided January 16, 2002No. 99-P-1243PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCypher, J.
On November 1, 1996, Lawrence police officers executed a search warrant for the third-floor apartment at 115 Myrtle Street in Lawrence. The warrant was supported by an affidavit, which -was based on information provided by an informant identified as Cl 19 and contained details of a controlled buy.
The police found, under the “kick plate” of the bathroom sink, a plastic bag containing 28.66 grams of forty-four per cent pure crack cocaine. On a bathroom shelf, police also found a pill bottle with the name “Manuel Feliz” on the label. The bottle contained 7.18 grams of crack cocaine. In the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by20 opinions
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