Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Augustus

Norfolk County Circuit Court

Decided September 25, 2015No. Case No. (Criminal) CR14-809Published

1Opinion of the Court

By Judge David W. Lannetti

Today the Court rules on the motion filed by Defendant Jevon Glenn Augustus, Sr., seeking to suppress evidence discovered during a vehicular stop and subsequent custodial search (the “Motion To Suppress”). The issues before the Court are: (1) whether there was reasonable, articulable suspicion that Augustus had been involved in a drug transaction to support an investigatory detention; (2) whether evidence of his subsequent alleged traffic infractions is admissible; (3) whether there was reasonable, articulable suspicion that he had committed traffic infractions to…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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