| Docket # | SJC-11019 |
| Date | November 7, 2011 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player (heard with SJC-11019) |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, Lenk, JJ.
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| Summary | Controlled substances. Statute, Construction, Repeal. Practice, Criminal, Motion to suppress, Findings by judge. Search and seizure, Threshold police inquiry, Probable cause, Exigent circumstances. Constitutional law, Search and seizure, Probable cause. Probable cause. Words, "Distribution", "Sale". |
| Appealed From | Southern Berkshire District Court, Berkshire County, Justice Paul M. Vrabel |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: John P. Bosse |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Keefner: David M. Skeels, Lisa A. Ruggieri |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
