| Docket # | SJC-11235 |
| Date | March 4, 2013 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
Summary (prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Search and Seizure-- Where police officers believe that a person had the authority to consent to a search, whether the officers must make a diligent inquiry of the person before searching the premises. |
| Appealed From | Hampden Superior Court; Justice Constance M. Sweeney |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Santos: Nona E. Walker, Jane Larmon White, Emily A. Cardy |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Katherine E. McMahon, Jane Davidson Montori |