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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 8/27/1984

Commonwealth v. Pietrass

Citations

  • 467 N.E.2d 1368
  • 392 Mass. 892
  • 1984 Mass. LEXIS 1695

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • in determining whether porch part of curtilage, factor to consider is \whether the porch was furnished like a room in the interior of the house\
  • even though there was probable cause to arrest the defendant on charges of aggravated rape and other violent crimes, the Commonwealth failed to meet its burden of showing exigency, so the police were not justified in making a warrantless entry of a dwelling to arrest him
  • even though there was probable cause to arrest the defendant on charges of aggravated rape and other violent crimes, the Commonwealth failed to meet its burden of showing exigency, so the police were not justified in making a warrantless entry of a dwelling to arrest him
  • even though there was probable cause to arrest the defendant on charges of aggravated rape and other violent crimes, the Commonwealth failed to meet its burden of showing exigency, so the police were not justified in making a warrantless entry of a dwelling to arrest him
  • even though there was probable cause to arrest the defendant on charges of aggravated rape and other violent crimes, the Commonwealth failed to meet its burden of showing exigency, so the police were not justified in making a warrantless entry of a dwelling to arrest him
  • no exigent circumstances where residence was “dark and quiet”

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Lynch, O'Connor

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