COMMONWEALTH v. ACOSTA


416 Mass. 279 (1993)

627 N.E.2d 466

COMMONWEALTH vs. RAFAEL ACOSTA.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

October 14, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Regina Zupan, Committee for Public Counsel Services, for the defendant.

Elin H. Graydon, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, LYNCH, & GREANEY, JJ.


LYNCH, J.

This appeal arises from the defendant's conviction of trafficking in cocaine in violation of G.L.c. 94C, § 32E (b) (1992 ed.). The defendant challenges the denial of his pretrial motions to suppress (1) the cocaine seized from his person and from his apartment at the time of his arrest, and (2) his response to a question asked of him during the booking procedure. The defendant asserts that the admission of his statement violated his rights under...

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