COMMONWEALTH v. SANDERSON


398 Mass. 761 (1986)

500 N.E.2d 1337

COMMONWEALTH vs. BARRY SANDERSON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Franklin.

December 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles K. Stephenson, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Thomas Lesser (William Newman with him) for the defendant.

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


ABRAMS, J.

On November 20, 1984, the defendant, Barry Sanderson, was indicted for possession of marihuana, G.L. c. 94, § 34 (1984 ed.); and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, G.L.c. 94C, § 32E(b)(1) (1984 ed.). On November 4, 1985, the defendant filed a motion to suppress the physical evidence taken from his person and his knapsack. The defendant asserts that those items are the fruits of an...

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