Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/16/1992

Commonwealth v. Blake

Citations

604 N.E.2d 1289
413 Mass. 823
1992 Mass. LEXIS 624

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

Upholding warrantless entry based on a concern that persons involved in the drug operation were recently inside the apartment and could still be there
securing dwelling, on basis of probable cause to search for evidence of crime, includes ability to prevent anyone from entering dwelling and potentially accessing evidence to be seized
“Securing a dwelling, on the basis of probable cause, to prevent the destruction or removal of evidence while a search warrant is being sought is not itself an unreasonable seizure of the dwelling or its contents”
“Securing a dwelling, on the basis of probable cause, to prevent the destruction or removal of evidence while a search warrant is being sought is not itself an unreasonable seizure of the dwelling or its contents”
“[T]he affidavit in support of the warrant was based wholly on evidence independent of the entry into the apartment”
affidavit alleged that defendant was selling drugs out of his apartment and that he told informant cocaine was “on hand”

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Judges: Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, Greaney

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Cites

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