In an important search and seizure case delivered yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled a police officer may not stop a car to serve a restraining order on its driver absent extraordinary circumstances.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Sanborn.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled a Worcester Superior Court judge improperly denied a defendant's motion to suppress a gun and other contraband found in a safe in his car, where there was no nexus between the safe and the defendant's drug activities.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Mora.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld a Springfield District Court judge's decision to suppress a gun by concluding the police were engaged in an unlawful protective sweep when the gun was discovered.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Saywahn.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court yesterday ruled a police officer cannot prolong an ordinary traffic stop to investigate an unrelated suspected crime unless the officer can articulate specific facts that suggest the crime has been committed.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Cordero.  (more…)

In an important decision delivered earlier this week, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that police officers need a warrant to search the porch of a multifamily home.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Leslie.  (more…)