Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pina
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 19, 2009PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
A Superior Court judge allowed the defendant’s motion to suppress cocaine, marijuana, cash, and other items seized by police officers during a search of the defendant’s apartment, based on his conclusion that the affidavit on which the search was based contained insufficient facts to establish probable cause to believe that drugs would be found therein. A single justice of this court granted the Commonwealth’s application for leave to pursue an interlocutory appeal, and the Appeals Court *439reversed the judge’s decision. Commonwealth v. Pina, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 653, 654 (2008). We granted the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. UptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. CinelliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. JamesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. O'DayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. BlakeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
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3Cited by34 opinions
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