Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Alvarez

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided August 29, 2018No. SJC 12414PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

**1018 The defendant contends that by glancing at the ringing cell phone and observing a text message on its outer screen, the officer conducted a search. In a motion to suppress, the defendant bears the initial burden of establishing that a search occurred pursuant to the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. See Commonwealth v. D'Onofrio , 396 Mass. 711 , 714-715, 488 N.E.2d 410 (1986). See also Commonwealth v. Boyarsky , 452 Mass. 700 , 708, 897 N.E.2d 574 (2008), quoting Commonwealth v. Netto , 438 Mass. 686 , 697, 783 N.E.2d 439 (2003) ("burden is initially on the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PurdyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
  2. Commonwealth v. D'ONOFRIOMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
  3. Commonwealth v. NettoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
  4. Doyle v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Commonwealth v. OcasioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. WorcesterDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2022
  2. Commonwealth v. JanvierMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2024
  3. Commonwealth v. McGrathMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2026
  4. Commonwealth v. ProiaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2020

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