Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/15/1997

Commonwealth v. Motta

Citations

424 Mass. 117
676 N.E.2d 795
1997 Mass. LEXIS 30

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holding no warrant required when police have probable cause to believe motor vehicle on public way contains contraband or evidence of crime
warrantless search of an automobile based upon probable cause without exigent circumstances is permitted under art. 14 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights
probable cause and inherent mobility of automobile justified warrantless search of vehicle stopped in public place
law enforcement may stop motor vehicle in public place when law enforcement has probable cause that vehicle contains contraband
when automobile stopped in public place with probable cause, warrantless search permissible under art. 14 without exigent circumstances
war-rantless search of car permissible where police had probable cause to believe it contained heroin

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Judges: Lynch

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