Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Depiero
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 4, 2016No. SJC 11893PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
In January, 2013, after a bench trial, the defendant was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the in fluence of alcohol (second offense) in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 24 (1) (a) (1). On appeal, he argues that the denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained during a warrantless stop of his vehicle was error.
The stop, made by State police Trooper John Dwyer, was prompted by the receipt of an anonymous 911 call concerning an apparent drunk driver traveling on Memorial Drive in Cambridge. The defendant claimed that the stop was neither supported by reasonable suspicion nor…
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