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COMMONWEALTH v. TAPIA

SJC-11002.

463 Mass. 721 (2012)

COMMONWEALTH v. MARANGELY TAPIA.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

November 14, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary E. Lee, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

John S. Redden, Committee for Public Counsel Services, for the defendant.

Present: IRELAND, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, GANTS, DUFFLY, & LENK, JJ.

LENK, J.

Based on an informant's tip, as well as police observation of three controlled drug purchases and additional surveillance, police obtained a warrant to search the defendant's apartment. They found a firearm, as well as significant quantities of heroin and cocaine. On this basis, the defendant was charged with various drug and firearm offenses.1 She moved to suppress the contraband as...

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