Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Silva

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided October 22, 2018No. 17-P-1538Published

1Opinion of the CourtGreen, C.J.

*403Following an investigation of suspected drug sales by Bryan Simpson, police obtained and executed a warrant to search the apartment in which they believed Simpson and the defendant, Jillian M. Silva, lived. The defendant was subsequently charged with possessing both class A and class B drugs with the intent to distribute and with conspiracy to violate the drug law. The defendant made a motion to suppress the evidence obtained in the search, and a judge of the District Court allowed the motion based on his conclusion that the information submitted in support of the search warrant application…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Commonwealth v. JimenezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  4. Commonwealth v. O'DayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
  5. Commonwealth v. DonahueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000

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