| Docket # | SJC-10126 |
| Date | October 7, 2008 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, Criminal, Motion to suppress. Search and seizure, Automobile, Probable cause. Constitutional law, Search and seizure. Controlled substances. Probable cause. Words, "community caretaking function". |
| Appealed From | SJC for Suffolk County, Justice Robert J. Cordy |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Garrett R. Fregault, Steven E. Gagne |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Mateo-German: David Keighley |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |