Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sheppard
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 2, 1985PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
This case presents a significant question relating to the administration of criminal laws in the Commonwealth: whether, in the circumstances presented here, we will recognize a rule of exclusion under either G. L. c. 276 or art. 14 of the Declaration of Rights of the Constitution of the Commonwealth. We conclude that the trial judge was justified in finding that the police acted on a warrant issued on probable cause, and that the search of the defendant’s home was conducted as if the warrant had met the statutory and constitutional requirements of particularity. Therefore, we hold that, in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Marron v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Massachusetts v. SheppardSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Board of Education v. Assessor of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. TaylorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BloodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. TrigonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Landry v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. ShieldsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Commonwealth v. RoblesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
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