Commonwealth v. Sanders
Massachusetts Appeals Court
1Opinion of the Court
In this interlocutory appeal, the Commonwealth appeals from the portion of the order allowing the defendant's motion to suppress items obtained during a search of his residence, conducted pursuant to a warrant. We reverse.
The motion judge concluded, as the defendant argued, that the facts asserted in the affidavit did not provide a sufficient nexus with the defendant's residence to establish probable cause to search it. We disagree. "To establish probable cause to obtain a search warrant, the affidavit must 'contain enough information ... to determine that the items sought are related to the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. O'DayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. CefaloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BlakeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. VillellaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. EscaleraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
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