Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2/2/1987

Commonwealth v. Blake

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503 N.E.2d 467
23 Mass. App. Ct. 456
1987 Mass. App. LEXIS 1654

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trooper had been dealing with informant for a week, but had verified by records and observation at least some of the details informant had provided
known informant possessing personal knowledge identified defendant as dealing cocaine from a particular car and predicted when and where the activity would take place
that trooper suspected a scale might be found in the glove compartment did not taint his sighting it from a lawful position
“[a] detailed tip, confirmed by the appearance of the car as predicted, at roughly the indicated place, moving in the ‘right’ direction, surely provided the reasonable and articulable suspicion that justified a threshold inquiry”

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Judges: Kass, Kaplan, Fine

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