Posted on April 19, 2016 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today reversed the conviction of a drug trafficker who was caught hiding 24 grams of crack cocaine in his buttocks because the discovery of the drugs happened when Brockton police officers illegally strip searched him. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Amado. (more…)
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Posted on March 29, 2016 in
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld a district court judge's order suppressing a gun found during a police search of a car in a department store parking lot. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Oliveira. (more…)
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Posted on March 28, 2016 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld a superior court judge's decision to suppress two guns found in the interior wall of the defendant's car. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Keene. (more…)
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Posted on March 23, 2016 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today turned away a defendant's challenge that police officers had exceeded the scope of a warrant by searching a shed located in the back of his apartment building. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Sanchez. (more…)
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Posted on February 17, 2016 in
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a Waltham man's conviction for possessing a Nazi-issued gun in his apartment. The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Lovering. (more…)
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