Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Phifer
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 5, 2012PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
The defendant, Demetrius A. Phifer, was charged in a two-count complaint with distribution of a class B substance and a drug violation near a school or park, in violation of G. L. c. 94C, §§32 (a) and 32J, respectively. He moved to suppress evidence obtained from a warrantless search of his cellular telephone, which had been seized from him after his arrest and at the time of booking, arguing that the telephone was searched without probable cause or his consent, in violation of the Fourth *791and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, art. 14 of the Massachusetts Declaration of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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