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COMMONWEALTH v. OBIORA

No. 11-P-1111.

83 Mass. App. Ct. 55 (2013)

COMMONWEALTH, v. CHUKWUNONSO OBIORA.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

January 8, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan H. Crede for the defendant.

Paul C. Wagoner, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: GREEN, FECTEAU, & MILKEY, JJ.

GREEN, J.

At issue in this appeal is the propriety of a warrantless search of a motor vehicle following a roadside stop. The search uncovered seventy-eight rounds of ammunition in a leather pouch beneath the passenger seat the defendant had occupied, and a small handgun lodged between the same seat and the car's center console. After a bench trial in the District Court, the defendant was convicted on charges of carrying...

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