Commonwealth v. Santiago

Based on information from a robbery suspect, a Wilbraham police officer sought a warrant to search the Spring*574field residence of the defendant, Luis Santiago, for stolen goods and the weapon (a BB pistol) used in an armed home invasion. The affidavit in support of the warrant application described Santiago as an active drug dealer with a lengthy criminal history including twenty-five “arraignments” for “narcotics offenses,” four “arraignments for firearms violations,” and arraignments “for an assault and battery and violation of an abuse prevention order.” The affidavit also included…