Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sbordone
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 1, 1997PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
At issue is whether the participation of a chief civilian investigator in the execution of search warrants contravenes art. 14 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights and G. L. c. 276, § 2.1 The defendant, Gary Sbordone, is a chiropractor who has been indicted on fifty-eight indictments, twelve charging larceny, nine charging attempted larceny, thirty-six charging insurance fraud, and one charging presentation of a false claim to the Commonwealth. The defendant moved to suppress medical and business records seized from his Melrose chiropractic clinic during three searches conducted…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. BeldottiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
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