COMMONWEALTH v. ROSTAD


410 Mass. 618 (1991)

574 N.E.2d 381

COMMONWEALTH vs. THEA K. ROSTAD.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampshire.

July 10, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy Gertner for the defendant.

Ariane D. Vuono, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, NOLAN, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.


O'CONNOR, J.

The defendant is under indictment for several drug offenses. She moved to suppress drugs, taken from her handbag by a police officer at the Belchertown police station without a warrant, and drugs and drug-related equipment subsequently taken from her automobile by a State trooper pursuant to a search warrant. After an evidentiary hearing, a judge of the Superior Court denied the motion to suppress. A single justice of this court allowed the defendant...

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