Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Connolly
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 17, 2009PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of trafficking in cocaine in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 32E (b) (3), and distribution of cocaine in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 32A(c). *810Much of the evidence at trial was obtained as the result of a warrant that was issued to search the defendant’s minivan.1 The affidavit attached to the application for the warrant contained information obtained from informants, from police investigation, and from a global positioning system (GPS) device. The GPS device had been installed in the defendant’s minivan pursuant to a warrant previously issued.2
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2Cases cited67 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by88 opinions
- United States v. MaynardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
- Commonwealth v. VasquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. AugustineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. MubdiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. AugustineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
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