Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Fuller

Norfolk County Circuit Court

Decided June 17, 2009No. Case No. CR09-1171Published

1Opinion of the Court

By Judge Mary Jane Hall

This matter comes before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Suppress evidence seized pursuant to an allegedly invalid search warrant that was issued without probable cause.

The Court agrees that the search warrant in this matter is fatally defective for its failure to state when the facts alleged in the supporting affidavit took place. Further, the warrant itself does not specify with sufficient particularity the items to be seized. The good faith exception does not apply. Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Evidence seized pursuant to the warrant is granted.

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Andresen v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Maryland v. GarrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Sgro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932

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