Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cote
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 1, 1982PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The Commonwealth appeals from a Superior Court judge’s order suppressing some physical evidence and all statements made by Joseph M. Cote, Jr., because of pre-arraignment delay of approximately four hours. Relying on Brewer v. Williams, 430 U.S. 387 (1977), and Massiah v. United States, 377 U.S. 201 (1964), the motion judge ruled that the statements and the physical evidence were inadmissible because of a violation of the defendant’s right to counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we reverse and remand for…
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