Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 4/3/1991

Commonwealth v. Garcia

Citations

569 N.E.2d 385
409 Mass. 675
1991 Mass. LEXIS 153

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holding that the value of cocaine located in the trunk of a car in joint possession was irrelevant to the element of possession
concerning inventory search, “the propriety of the impoundment of the vehicle is a threshold issue in determining the lawfulness of the inventory search”
“the propriety of the impoundment of the vehicle is a threshold issue in determining the lawfulness of the inventory search”
when telephone call is made within obvious earshot of police, defendant has no expectation of privacy
“An issue not fairly raised before the trial judge will not be considered for the first time on appeal”
\An issue not fairly raised before the trial judge will not be considered for the first time on appeal\

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Judges: Liacos, Abrams, O'Connor, Grbaney

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