COMMONWEALTH v. YOUNG

No. 09-P-2014.

77 Mass. App. Ct. 381 (2010)

COMMONWEALTH v. SAMMY YOUNG.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

August 13, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shoshana E. Stern, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Adriana Contartese for the defendant.

Present: KANTROWITZ, KATZMANN, & HANLON, JJ.


KANTROWITZ, J.

In this search and seizure drug case, we are faced with the knotty issue of nexus. Here, a confidential informant (CI) repeatedly1 purchased drugs (once by way of a controlled purchase) from the defendant, Sammy Young, always within walking distance of the defendant's apartment. It is difficult to discern, on this record, where else other than his apartment the drugs...

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