Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 9/18/1972

Commonwealth v. Jones

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287 N.E.2d 599
362 Mass. 497
1972 Mass. LEXIS 813

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applying exclusionary rule to preclude admission of defendant's statement where defendant was not allowed to make telephone call despite repeatedly asking for opportunity
four-hour delay after specific request in permitting arrested suspect to telephone attorney resulted in no prejudice, although delaying practice not condoned
statement suppressed where police waited more than one hour to inform defendant of right to make telephone call and damaging confrontation occurred in interim pe riod
police wrongfully refused defendant access to telephone in violation of § 33A to prevent defendant from warning coventurers
evidence of identification made at police station after intentional refusal to grant defendant his statutory right, under G. L. c. 276, § 33A, to use telephone was suppressed
evidence of identification made at police station after intentional refusal to grant defendant his statutory right, under G. L. c. 276, § 33A, to use telephone was suppressed

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Judges: Tauro, Reardon, Quirico, Braucher, Hennessey

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