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Commonwealth v. Hernandez

Citations

  • 456 Mass. 528
  • 924 N.E.2d 709
  • 2010 Mass. LEXIS 196

How courts have described this case

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  • holding exclusion of evidence is “an appropriate remedy when a defendant is prejudiced by an arrest made without statutory or common-law authority”
  • holding exclusion of evidence is “an appropriate remedy when a defendant is 578 State v. Keller prejudiced by an arrest made without statutory or common- law authority”
  • noting that Massachusetts, like Iowa, rejects the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule
  • noting that Massachusetts, like Iowa, rejects the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule
  • exclusion is deterrent to abuse of official power based on application of State legal principles
  • \We have not adopted the 'good faith' exception [to exclusionary rule] * for purposes of art. 14 ...\

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Judges: Cordy

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