COMMONWEALTH v. ELIZONDO


428 Mass. 322 (1998)

COMMONWEALTH v. VINICIO ELIZONDO.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

November 4, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Page Kelley for the defendant.

Stephen C. Hoctor, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., ABRAMS, LYNCH, FRIED, MARSHALL, & IRELAND, JJ.


ABRAMS, J.

The defendant, Vinicio Elizondo, appeals from convictions of distribution of cocaine, trafficking, and conspiracy. He argues that his motion to suppress drugs found during a warrantless search should have been allowed. He also argues that the judgments must be reversed because the trial judge erred by proceeding with the defendant's trial in his absence. We transferred the case to this court on our own motion. We affirm.

The judge found the facts...

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