Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Keplin

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided April 6, 2018No. 16–P–1167Published

1Opinion of the Court

In this interlocutory appeal, the defendant, Ronald Keplin, claims that his motion to suppress should have been allowed because the search warrant and affidavit failed to specify with particularity the items to be seized, searched, and examined. In the alternative, the defendant claims that because the warrant allowed for an unrestricted exploratory search of cellular telephones (cell phones), his motion to suppress should have been allowed. We affirm.

Background. The defendant, along with another, was indicted for twenty-one crimes including human trafficking, conspiracy, prostitution, and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FreibergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
  2. Commonwealth v. WoodsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
  3. Commonwealth v. BalickiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  4. United States v. Marcus L. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  5. Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016

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