Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Zuluaga
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 10, 1997No. 96-P-1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDreben, J.
Aided by an informant named Kevin Brathwaite, Lowell and Massachusetts State police set up conditions for a “controlled buy” of a kilogram of cocaine. Caught as distributors of drugs were the defendants Luis Zuluaga, Hugo Restrepo, and Arlon Osario. Each was convicted of trafficking in drugs in excess of 200 grams in Lowell. Osario was also convicted of trafficking in drugs in excess of 200 grams in Dracut. In their appeals from these convictions, the defendants challenge the denial of their suppression motions and assert numerous other errors. We affirm the convictions except that of Osario…
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