Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Silva
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 28, 2004PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
This case raises the first impression question of what standard police must meet under art. 14 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights to justify entry into a suspect’s residence pursuant to a valid arrest warrant — probable cause or a reasonable belief. We conclude that a reasonable belief is the proper standard.
Background. The defendant was charged in the Holyoke District Court with breaking and entering in the daytime with the intent to commit a felony (G. L. c. 266, § 18); possession of a class A drug with the intent to distribute (G. L. c. 94C, § 32); possession of a class A drug (G.…
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- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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