Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/29/2015

Commonwealth v. Hernandez

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473 Mass. 379
42 N.E.3d 1064

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separate robberies occurring within time span of five hours and sharing common method of coercion were related for purposes of joinder
inevitable discovery exception applied to same evidence obtained from what was otherwise unlawful search
probable cause to search the trunk when vehicle matching exact description of the vehicle used in an armed robbery was stopped on reported escape route six hours after reported armed robbery
joinder proper where evidence of the offenses was \inextricably intertwined\ [quotations omitted]
probable cause to search vehicle for evidence justifies searches of closed containers therein
even if officers acted prematurely in searching the trunk of car driven by defendant, firearm found during search would have inevitably been discovered after passenger of vehicle was identified as suspect in armed robbery

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Judges: Gants, Spina, Botsfoed, Lenk, Hines

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