United States v. Bennett

BELSON, Associate Judge:

Following an evidentiary hearing, the motions judge granted appellee Bennett’s motion to suppress certain evidence, quantities of marijuana and phencyclidine (PCP). The United States appeals, asserting that the trial court erred in finding the government was unable to point to specific and articulable facts that warranted the police officers’ actions that led to the seizure of the controlled substances. We agree, and reverse.

Undercover officers Morin and Young, members of a narcotics task force arrest team, were working in a high narcotics traffic area where PCP was…