Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 5/15/2009

Commonwealth v. Peters

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453 Mass. 818
905 N.E.2d 1111
2009 Mass. LEXIS 75

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finding second protective sweep unreasonable under art. 14 of the Mass. Decl. of Rights where first protective sweep uncovered no evidence of emergency
warrantless search of dwelling was unconstitutional after protective sweep eliminated objectively reasonable basis to believe that emergency existed
warrantless entry into dwelling requires \objectively reasonable basis for believing\ that \immediate aid\ is required by someone within [citation omitted]
warrantless search reasonable following report of audible domestic disturbance in which gunshot was heard and individual subsequently fled scene
after entry of premises where gun fired revealed no victim or evidence of imminent danger, a second “protective sweep” required suppression
after entry of premises where gun fired revealed no victim or evidence of imminent danger, a second \protective sweep\ required suppression

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