Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/13/1972

Commonwealth v. Hawkins

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280 N.E.2d 665
361 Mass. 384
1972 Mass. LEXIS 900

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during search of residence pursuant to a valid warrant to search for drugs, officers could open an envelope
declining to impute knowledge about stolen bonds to officers who seized bonds, absent probable cause, where there was no evidence of communication or cooperative effort
collective knowledge doctrine did not apply because officers who seized bonds during search for drugs within the defendant's apartment were neither aware of theft of bonds nor working in concert with officers who had knowledge of the stolen bonds
collective knowledge doctrine did not apply because officers who seized bonds during search for drugs within the defendant's apartment were neither aware of theft of bonds nor working in concert with officers who had knowledge of the stolen bonds
no cooperative effort, knowledge not imputable
no cooperative effort, knowledge not imputable

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Judges: Tauro, Reardon, Quirico, Braucher, Hennessey

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