Commonwealth v. Va Meng Joe

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts · Decided 1997-06-03

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Lynch, J. The defendant was indicted in December of 1992 for trafficking in heroin. G. L. c. 94C, § 32E (c) (1). Prior to trial, the defendant moved to suppress the drugs which were seized from his pocket at the time of his arrest. The motion was denied. The defendant waived a jury trial and was found guilty by a Superior Court judge. The defendant appealed. The Appeals Court affirmed the conviction, concluding that the stop of…

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