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Commonwealth v. Vizcaino

Massachusetts Superior Court

Decided December 9, 1997No. 9706857Published

1Opinion of the CourtWelch, J.

This motion to suppress presents troubling police conduct on the part of the Essex County Lynn Drug Task Force. The DrugTask Force was made up, in this instance, of certain State Police Officers, and an officer from the Federal Immigration and Naturalization Service, and various Lynn Police officers. One of the lead officers was Massachusetts State Trooper Alan Zanni, a law enforcement official with extensive experience in illegal drug investigations and prosecutions.

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On February 19, 1997, then Trooper (now Sergeant) Zanni made an arrest of an individual who…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MontanezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
  2. Commonwealth v. CastMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
  3. Commonwealth v. MartinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
  4. Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. MosesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990

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