Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 7/12/1990

Commonwealth v. Gomes

Citations

556 N.E.2d 100
408 Mass. 43
1990 Mass. LEXIS 318

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holding that the fact that an unlawful search and seizure had occurred does not automatically require exclusion of any illegally seized evidence
holding a violation of the “knock and announce” rule required suppression
suppression of evidence seized following a violation of the knock and announce rule is not automatic
\mere fact that an unlawful search and seizure has occurred should not automatically result in the exclusion of any illegally seized evidence\
no exclusion of evidence obtained in violation of warrant because it would not provide future deterrence to police
violation of knock-and-announce rule does not automatically result in suppression of evidence seized

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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Lynch, O'Connor, Greaney

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