Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Portillo
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 29, 2012PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGants, J.
The defendant is charged in separate complaints with distribution of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 32C (a), and these complaints have been joined for trial in the District Court. The defendant moved to suppress statements he made to the police on August 13, 2005, following his arrest on the drug charges, claiming they were obtained in violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and art. 12 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights because he had not been advised of his Miranda rights.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United States v. Morales-MaderaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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