Commonwealth v. N.H.

Police on routine patrol pulled over a car being driven by N.H. Police claimed that N.H. immediately fled into an alley after he got out of his car and had a conversation with the officers. According to the police, N.H. dropped a bag containing a bulk amount of crack cocaine during the chase and he was holding a firearm that he had pulled out of his waistband. Police recovered the drugs, but N.H. was not apprehended. An arrest warrant was secured for N.H., and 7 months later he was arrested and bail was set at $750,000 after he was charged with drug and gun offenses. After hearing testimony from the officer involved in the chase, the judge dismissed all charges for lack of evidence.