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COMMONWEALTH v. IRWIN

391 Mass. 765 (1984)

463 N.E.2d 1178

COMMONWEALTH vs. PATRICK L. IRWIN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

May 7, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy Gertner (Judith H. Mizner with her) for the defendant.

William F. George, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

O'CONNOR, J.

A jury found the defendant guilty of unlawful possession of controlled substances and hypodermic instruments (G.L.c. 94C), and a firearm (G.L.c. 269, § 10 [h]).1 The defendant appeals, asserting error in the denial of his motion to suppress. He argues that the motion judge's finding that a State police officer had probable cause to believe that a closed "Tupperware" type...

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