Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jewett
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 11, 2015No. SJC 11796PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
In this case we consider whether the hot pursuit of a suspect who has fled to a private home and who an officer has probable cause to believe has committed a misdemeanor for which imprisonment is possible creates a sufficient exigency such that a warrantless arrest is lawful. We conclude that it does in the circumstances of this case.
Background. We summarize the facts as found by the motion judge, and as supplemented by the testimony at the suppression hearing that he credited, see Commonwealth v. Isaiah I., 448 Mass. 334, 337 (2007), S.C., 450 Mass. 818 (2008), reserving certain details for…
2Cases cited61 opinions
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Welsh v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Missouri v. McNeelySupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- United States v. SantanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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