The Massachusetts Appeals Court today ruled that the police properly seized a defendant's memory cards when searching for his electronic devices, despite the search warrant's failure to list the memory cards as items to be seized.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Tarjick.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed the suppression order of a district court judge, ruling that Peabody police officers were correct in entering an apartment without a warrant to investigate a potential domestic disturbance.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Gordon. (more…)

The United States Supreme Court today ruled that the police may not order a motorist to wait, absent reasonable suspicion, for a K-9 unit to arrive to allow the dog to sniff the vehicle for drugs.  The name of the case is Rodriguez v. United States.  (more…)

In reversing a district court judge's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today repeated what has become a familiar rule - the police cannot search a motor vehicle because there is evidence of the presence of a small amount of marijuana.  The name of the case is Commonwealth...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the conviction of the operator of a Lynn "chop shop."  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Ramos. (more…)