Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Martinez

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided February 7, 2017No. SJC 12076PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.

The defendant, Adalberto Martinez, appeals from his conviction of possessing child pornography in violation of G. L. c. 272, § 29C. He challenges the denial of his motion to suppress computer evidence obtained pursuant to a search warrant. The gravamen of the defendant’s claim is that the police needed to do more to link the defendant to the place searched and the items seized before a warrant could validly issue. We affirm the denial of the motion to suppress and the conviction.

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Zurcher v. Stanford DailySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Commonwealth v. CinelliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  3. United States v. StultsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. VosburghCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
  5. Commonwealth v. O'DayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  5. Commonwealth v. FernandesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2017

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