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COMMONWEALTH v. STAINES

441 Mass. 521 (2004)

COMMONWEALTH v. JOHN K. STAINES.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

April 22, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Rankin for the defendant.

Jessica Langsam, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Sosman, & Cordy, JJ.

COWIN, J.

In connection with his indictment charging trafficking in cocaine over twenty-eight grams, the defendant filed a motion to suppress the cocaine and cash found in a search of his automobile. The motion was denied and the defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury.1 He filed a timely notice of appeal. The Appeals Court allowed the defendant's motion to stay appellate proceedings so that he could pursue a motion for a new...

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