Commonwealth v. Dora

The defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury of breaking and entering (G. L. c. 266, § 15) and indecent assault and battery (G. L. c. 265, § 13H).1 In this appeal, he argues that his motion to suppress should have been allowed because the warrantless entry of police through the locked outer door of his apartment building into the common areas of the building violated his constitutional right to privacy. He also claims that a photographic array used to identify him was impermissibly suggestive and that the judge considered improper factors in sentencing him. We affirm.

1. The motion to…