Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Augustine
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 18, 2014PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
The central question we address in this appeal is whether, consistent with the Massachusetts Constitution, the Commonwealth may obtain from a cellular telephone service provider (cellular service provider) historical cell site location information (CSLI)1 for a particular cellular telephone without first obtaining a search warrant supported by probable cause. The Commonwealth appeals pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 15 (a) (2), as appearing in 422 Mass. 1501 (1996), from an order of a judge in the Superior Court granting the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence of CSLI associated with the…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Smith v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Kyllo v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
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3Cited by88 opinions
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- United States v. Aaron GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015
- Commonwealth v. EstabrookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
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