| Docket # | SJC-09764 |
| Date | January 2, 2007 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Controlled substances. Threshold police inquiry. Search and seizure, Threshold police inquiry, Reasonable suspicion, Probable cause. Practice, Criminal, Probable cause hearing, Assistance of counsel. Probable cause. Constitutional law, Search and seizure, Probable cause, Reasonable suspicion, Assistance of counsel. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Elizabeth B. Donovan |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Hernandez: William T. Harrington |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Amanda Lovell, William R. Freeman |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |