Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rojas
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 8, 1988PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
The Commonwealth, pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 15 (b), as amended, 397 Mass. 1225 (1986), appeals from an order of a judge in the Superior Court granting the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence. The Commonwealth maintains that the affidavit in support of the warrant to search the defendant’s apartment established probable cause under the “Aguilar-Spinelli test.” See Commonwealth v. Upton, 394 Mass. 363 (1985). We disagree. We affirm the order suppressing the evidence seized under the warrant.
We summarize the affidavit in support of the search warrant. On March 12, 1986, State police…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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