Massachusetts Appeals Court· 7/22/1986

Commonwealth v. DiStefano

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495 N.E.2d 328
22 Mass. App. Ct. 535
1986 Mass. App. LEXIS 1730

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if criminal activity at place to be searched ongoing, earlier controlled buy retained its vitality for purpose of probable cause
information that defendant suspected of drag dealing previously possessed firearm, had “one or more Doberman pinschers on the premises,” and had at one time been fugitive, sufficient to justify unannounced nighttime entry to execute warrant
police observed known drug dealer arrive at address, stay for thirty minutes, and then reenter carrying package from his car; others also seen visiting house including repeat visit from same known dealer and another identifiable drug offender
drag dealer seen reentering house carrying small package

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Judges: Kass, Kaplan, Warner

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