Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Dillon
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 15, 2011No. 10-P-249PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMills, J.
The defendant appeals his convictions of various drug offenses, arguing (1) his motion to suppress was erroneously denied, and (2) Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 129 S. Ct. 2527 (2009), requires reversal of his conviction of trafficking in oxycodone. Because we agree that the judge should have *291allowed the motion to suppress, we vacate all but one of the defendant’s convictions.1
1. Background. On April 20, 2007, a Lowell police officer applied for four search warrants, one each for a residence on Angle Street in Lowell, a residence on Lantern Lane in Bil-lerica, and two vehicles registered to…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. UptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. CinelliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. LimaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2011
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- Commonwealth v. BarbosaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2017
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