COMMONWEALTH v. BARTLETT

No. 95-P-698.

41 Mass. App. Ct. 468 (1996)

COMMONWEALTH v. WILLIAM BARTLETT.

Court of Appeals of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

October 9, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Greenspan for the defendant.

Geraldine C. Griffin, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: BROWN, KASS, & LAURENCE, JJ.


KASS, J.

Following a routine stop of a motor vehicle for speeding, a State trooper embarked upon an interrogation of the occupants that led to an arrest of the defendant and, ultimately, his conviction of trafficking in more than fourteen grams of cocaine. G. L. c. 94C, § 32E(b)(1). A motion to suppress as evidence cocaine seized by the trooper was denied by a Superior Court judge. We conclude that the officer proceeded on a hunch, rather than reasonable suspicion...

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