Commonwealth v. Griffin

The defendant, Mitchell J. Griffin, was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, subsequent offense, G. L. c. 94C, § 32A(d); trafficking in cocaine, G. L. c. 94C, § 32E(¿>)(1); and conspiracy to violate the Controlled Substances Act, G. L. c. 94C, § 40. A judge of the Superior *125Court allowed the defendant’s motion to suppress cocaine seized from a police cruiser in which he had been a passenger. The Commonwealth appeals, arguing that the defendant’s motion to suppress should have been denied because the police had probable cause to search the defendant down to his “last layer…