Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Clagon

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided May 8, 2013PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The Commonwealth appeals from an order of a judge in the Superior Court allowing Reginald Clagon’s and Anthony Gerald’s motions to suppress evidence obtained pursuant to a search warrant.2 The Appeals Court affirmed the order. Commonwealth v. Clagon, 81 Mass. App. Ct. 1141 (2012). We granted further appellate review. Commonwealth v. Clagon, 463 Mass. 1105 (2012). At issue is whether the affidavit submitted in support of the search warrant established the required nexus between the alleged criminal activity and the premises to be searched. We conclude that the affidavit in this case did so,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Commonwealth v. UptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. HasonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. O'DayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003

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