Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Taglieri
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 4, 1979PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
We granted further appellate review in this case to consider whether there was sufficient information contained in an affidavit in support of a search warrant to constitute probable cause. The Appeals Court held that there was not. Commonwealth v. Taglieri, 6 Mass. App. Ct. 934 (1978). We agree.
We summarize the affidavit. A State police officer, who had experience in gathering information concerning gambling and organized crime, by affidavit presented certain facts on personal knowledge. In May, 1974, pursuant to court order, an electronic interceptor of telephone calls had been authorized…
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